164 Farewell to Xie Anran
Chu Tianxiu couldn't help but have a headache after hearing this.
It is not a big mistake for the Jinling Prefecture Prefecture to pay attention to it. After all, the ancients could not see the bacteria in the sewage. Being able to boil water and drink it was already the great wisdom of the ancients to prevent diseases.
It is very expensive to dig trenches and rectify sanitation in the city.
He could not order the prefect of Jinling.
He has no choice but to the government for the time being.
Even the emperor would not listen to a single word and spend a lot of money to repair the ditches.
He had to help the old miracle doctor Chunyuchun build a Qihuang temple first, recruit disciples, and promote medical affairs early.
In this era, more doctors diagnosed diseases can only feel safe.
It is estimated that this will cost tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is quite expensive.
...
The scholars and officials and ladies rode out of the city in carriages.
Come to the stone hill outside the city.
Agate stones can be seen everywhere on the mountain, with bright colors and crystal clear colors. The scenery is beautiful, and the place where tourists can visit the spring is a grand scene outside Jinling City.
At the foot of the mountain, there was a rain pavilion. The scholars and officials stopped here and in the pavilion, they bid farewell to Xie Anran and Princess Xiang Ling.
"Old Xie, I'll go to Wanling to take office this time and I have nothing to give you. I'll give you a pot of strong wine I brewed by myself to strengthen my journey."
Chu Tianxiu took out a large gourd and handed it to Xie Anran, saying a smile.
Xie Anran took the wine gourd and didn't care.
He is a talented man in Jinling City, lingering in the Qinhuai River, famous for not getting drunk.
He raised his head with great ambition and took a big sip, almost choking by the wine, his face turned red, and a drunkenness surged up, and he was shocked.
"Good wine, so intense! How did it be brewed?"
"Haha, this wine is called 'Huanghou Zui'. One cup is poured, which is my secret! I can only drink one cup every day, and I will be drunk if I have more. This big gourd is enough for you to drink for a month."
Chu Tianxiu laughed.
"What kind of good wine is this?"
"We'll drink too?"
When Prince Xiang Tiange and Shen Wanbao saw Xie Anran who was not drunk for a thousand cups, they were all very surprised and asked for wine.
"Don't worry, don't worry, I still have a few big gourds here, each with a small cup, which is enough today."
Chu Tianxiu asked the servants in the mansion to pour wine for the scholars.
“It’s too strong.”
The scholars praised it.
"It's not good to have good wine but not good poems. Everyone, can you give me a poem to you to be the new Danyang County Governor Xie?"
Wang Xu raised his glass and laughed.
"I'll give you a good start."
Chu Tianxiu pondered and said with a smile: "It was a handsome young man who left, and he was famous all over the world when he returned! Within a few years, Xie Anran would definitely become famous all over the world!"
"good!"
The scholars cheered loudly.
"I can't recite poems, either. My brother-in-law takes care of me and take good care of my good sister!"
Xiang Tiange's eyes were red.
"Old Xie, I'll go back and say to me, don't embezzle! Although the Xie family has money, it's still not as much as my Shen family. I'll just lend you tens of thousands of taels of silver... But remember to pay it back, don't learn from Xiaohunhou, just go in and out!"
Shen Wanbao patted his chest and said.
"Don't worry, thank you for your kindness!"
Xie Anran nodded slightly.
...
Li Yu and some princes and officials were sending Princess Xiang Ling, "Princess, this time I go to Wanling is not as good as Jinling, so I need to take care of myself."
"Come back and see us when you have time!"
"Well, sisters, don't worry, Wanling City is not far away! During the holidays, I will still come back to see you!"
Princess Xiang Ling wiped her tears.
...
Everyone said goodbye at the rain pavilion.
Xie Anran and Princess Xiang Ling and their team of more than ten carriages, escorted by a team of imperial guards, slowly headed to Wanling City, three hundred miles away.
However, Xie Anran had an extra note in his hand. He opened it and wrote a line of words, "Xiang Bi, King of Wu, will rebel in one or two years. Practice elite troops early and prepare enough weapons."
"Husband, who gave you the note?"
Princess Xiang Ling was shocked and confused.
If the statement on the note is true, Xie Anran, the county magistrate, might be attacked by the rebels not long after he took office.
"Gived it to Hou Xiaohun."
Xie Anran sighed softly and said, "If the King of Wu rebelled, he would definitely attack Jinling City.
The capital of Danyang County, Wanling City, is the flank barrier of Jinling City, and it is the first to bear the brunt. If Wanling City is not taken down, it will not be threatened.
My head, the governor of Danyang, is probably going to be used by the rebels to sacrifice to the flag.
Xiao Hunhou's eyes were not ordinary poison.
The emperor's new policy will take every step forward, and sooner or later it will move the princes.
Xiaohunhou predicted that King Wu would rebel within one or two years, so it would probably not be fake.
When you leave, you are a handsome young man, and when you return, you are famous all over the world! Only those who survive can be famous all over the world. If you die, then the dust returns to the dust and the soil returns to the soil.”
“…”
Princess Xiang Ling turned around and stared blankly in the direction of Jinling.
Since the Qinhuai Painting Boat, the possibility of the King of Wu rebellion has become even greater.
The emperor asked the old county magistrate to step down and arranged for the son-in-law Xie Anran to be the county magistrate of Danyang, which was a precaution against the King of Wu. The son-in-law Xie Anran was naturally the one that the emperor could trust.
If it were other prefects, once they were defeated, they would have the possibility of surrendering to the rebels.
But as the prince consort, Xie Anran could not surrender and would definitely be killed by the rebels. He would either defend the city or die.
She suddenly understood why the emperor agreed so quickly to Xie Anran and his scholars and became the prefect.
This vast wealth must be exchanged for life.
Even the prince consort!
The Xiang family's world was fought by Taizu himself, and he always valued the ability to use military force.
"Husband, King Xiang Bi of Wu is powerful and has strong troops. Can we defend it?...If it really doesn't work, I will go back to talk to my father for a while and say that you are sick and unwell. Please resign and return to Jinling!"
Princess Xiang Ling was worried and hurried.
The city of Jinling is tall and sturdy, and there are 100,000 heavy troops stationed in the city, so I am not worried about being easily captured.
But Wanling City is much worse.
It is estimated that only ten thousand soldiers will end up.
After being careless, Wanling was directly attacked by the rebels of the King of Wu.
"The princess is at ease, she is good at literacy and martial arts, and is good at everything!
There should be no problem in defending Wanling for the emperor.
However, Xiaohunhou reminded me that if I finished this, I would first check whether the city walls and the soldiers and equipment in the city were broken and disrepaired.
Check the accounts again, don’t be cheated by the captains who took kickbacks and falsely reported their military pay."
Xie Anran patted Princess Xiang Ling's hand and comforted her lightly.
The county magistrate has not many soldiers, only a few hundred, so he is only guarding against thieves and bandits.
However, the prefect of a county, with more than ten counties under its jurisdiction, can mobilize the guards in the county, at least thousands or tens of thousands. If you train them strictly, you can still be able to defend the city with tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
Although he has never led his troops to fight, some people are born to learn what they learn and do whatever they do.
For example, he Xie Anran.
Although the Xie family has outstanding literary talent, he has read countless military scholars since childhood, and has read war history from ancient times to the present.
Give him a year to rectify the military affairs of Wanling County and train 10,000 elite troops, which should be barely enough to defend the city. He can't defend for too long, probably two or three months.
Chapter completed!