Yangzhou, the old city of Jiangdu, in Hongqiao Station on the bank of Baoyang Lake (now the West Lake),

Liu Yanqing, who was mixed with beard and haggard, sat in a pile of cups, bottles and jars full of alcohol, continuing to numb his daily life with his own life and dreams.

Although he was imprisoned and cut off internally and externally, his treatment level during his "rehabilitation" period was not frugal or discounted at all. Apart from not arranging women to sleep and serve, the other party could almost meet most of his daily needs.

Because even the government officials who remained in the local government had been colluded in advance by these people, they could have been isolated from this luxurious inn by the military officials and subordinates.

Therefore, time soon lost its meaning for him. I don’t know how long it had passed, so he could only be put under house arrest and "repairing" here in order to sit and watch the slandering commands issued by the outside world in his own name and seal.

Then after the excitement and anger of great joy and sorrow at the beginning, he was now a little confused and lost, not knowing where he did something wrong, and why he was repeatedly defeated and betrayed by these setbacks and endless betrayals.

He was clearly the only one general in the dynasty, and he could lie on the credit book of his father and enjoy the family's family's wealth, but he was unwilling to follow the same old path as others. Therefore, with the help of his family background, he devoted himself to the new model army of the court, and tried to make his own contributions in the great cause of the Northern Expedition of the dynasty;

As a result, he has been very hardworking and leading by example, fighting hard and was repeatedly incited; he is also very active in learning new things without hesitation for the price and effort; he is even more grateful to his subordinates and relatives but is not stingy with food and food.

But the final result is often the one that is always not satisfactory or far beyond one's own expectations;

As for those who trust and follow them, they either suffered unexpected accidents and died, or they were gradually drifting away or they took the initiative to say goodbye; on the contrary, those who had other illusions and ulterior motives stayed close to each other as they valued their confidants, but they deviated from and trapped themselves at critical moments.

Is this really the result of being burdened by my own understanding of people?

You should know that at first he just wanted to continue to spread the glory and titles of this general family like his father and commander, and further promote it. Therefore, he actually did not reject or resist at all, but came from the help and support of the family;

It was not until later that he had a new goal and direction, hoping to learn the young Huai Shuai who had made sincerity, and to open up a new world as a lieutenant, or to help him step by step in life;

Then, he learned overnight that the person he had deliberately made friends and tried to catch up with was actually the first rebel minister who had been honored and favored by the imperial court overnight, and suddenly became the number one rebel minister who wanted to get rid of it and seize the army.

However, his most trusted uncle and uncle, the leader of the family, set out a conspiracy and conspiracy to put him under house arrest. He forced him into a living puppet on the grounds of respecting the court's righteousness first and preventing him from causing disaster to the Liu family on impulse.

This was unparalleled and upside down on his concepts and perceptions since childhood. Although he had no lack of external manifestations of breaking out and dissoluteness on the surface, the concept of loyalty and the heart of service that he had been influenced since childhood were immersed in his bones;

However, now, we have to be forced to deny ourselves and doubt whether the goals and ideals we have been pursuing are so correct and glorious. In the eyes of those in the court, we are the kind of despicable person who ignores justice and public interest and only seeks personal gain and personal favors;

Is this my own big mistake, or is it that the world and environment have been misaligned?

Everything and everything that happened here made people feel a little frustrated and tired, and it made my mind confused and messy. I wish I could indulge in the wine country every day and not come out.

Thinking of this, he grabbed a big round belly bottle and shook the stock inside, poured himself a bowl of wine again; whether it was the best Western wine, the rich and moving Guanglingchun, or the coarse cane head roast, as long as it could continue to paralyze him.

However, he couldn't help but exclaim, because the wine in the bowl trembled, and he had not yet lifted it up, and then more rippling water lines appeared in the calming wine cup; the last bit of alertness and instinctive reaction of his long-term military career suddenly woke him up from his drunkenness.

So he noticed that the greetings and searching sounds outside the door had disappeared from time to time. The faint sound of suspected cannons and the slightest vibration were coming from afar. Then there were noises and whistlings one after another, and then there were shouts like thunder and thundering in unison like mountains and seas.

After a while, it turned into a fierce and dense sound of gunfire and swords and weapons. It suddenly disappeared from far to near, and returned to a brief silence and void.

"The Liu Commander is here..."

"God blesses the Lord to be alive..."

"Master, have you been safe?"

"These traitors falsely passed orders, which would have hurt their brothers."

However, just a few cheerful shouts and shouts made him feel ashamed and wished he could find a crack to drill down. What did he do here with complaints these days?

"Report to the Lord,..."

"Supervis Luo has returned the troops safely from Jiangbei, and started to make trouble in the local area."

"The rebels who have been stubbornly resisted in the army have been captured all of them..."

"Most of the minions sent by the traitors in the court have been taken down..."

"Only Liu Guoying and other minority members are on the run with their private side..."

Liu Yanqing couldn't help but sigh heavily, but slowly stood up, sorted out his clothes and walked out the door, facing the fate he had to bear.

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For me, with enough troops to be with me and entourage, and navy gunships roaming and rivers, the itinerary after setting foot on Jiangbei was just a solemn armed parade.

Because the exchanges on the river surface within a long distance have been cut off, even if Jiangbei is interested in the power of the court in the short term, it will not receive any support or echo.

The Nanyang Navy, who was patrolling on the river, was responsible for cleaning and blocking this section of the river basin, brought the final news that the surrounding areas of Jiangning seemed to be in chaos due to the increasing fuel from time to time.

Next, it’s time to deal with some of the remaining things in Jiangbei; in fact, this process is simpler and easier than I thought.

With the many direct and naval forces accompanying him, and the Sizhou Water Camp stationed in Gaoyouzhou in the north of Yangzhou, the north and south invading Yangzhou along the canal waterway, it was a matter of no time to pacify the changes and abnormalities that occurred in the headquarters of the Model Back Army.

After seeing the ceremonial guards I took out and the appearance of myself, the two regiments of six battalions under the command of the model rear army, including the four battalions of Yizhen, Rugao, Haimen and Baoying, they turned against each other and tied up the suspects of the generals and officials, and went out to follow them;

The group stationed in a battalion in Jiangdu and the Jieqiaoshui Pass were in chaos and internal strife before my troops arrived. In the end, under the pressure of people from north and south, people from north to south, and people from north to south, with just one round of demonstrative artillery fire, someone took the initiative to open the door to welcome my pioneers.

As a result, they joined the city to clear away the excess noises inside and clean up the many melees and chaos in dissidents.

Only the battalion and group of troops stationed in Liuhe City, because they were the farthest and the latest to get the news, hurriedly left most of the baggage and equipment after hearing the news, and hurriedly drove the camp towards Taizhou to the west and fled.

Then in this process, soldiers and generals from small brigades came back with their weapons and returned with me and joined me under my banner. In total, there were as many as six or seven hundred people.

In this way, I once again grasped the situation in Jiangbei and a relatively safe land passage, and maintained the situation in Huainan.
Chapter completed!