Li Yanqing returned to Jiangdu County again. Since both sides had broken up, Li Yanqing had no scruples and immediately ordered the 10,000 elite troops who had arrived on the north bank of the Yangtze River to rush to Yangzhou immediately, and at the same time ordered the 10,000 reserve troops stationed on the north bank of the Huai River to rush to Yangzhou to gather.

Although Li Yanqing believed that Master Zhiguang would not disappoint him, he never expected that the next morning, the three Ruan brothers rushed to Jiangdu County.

Li Yanqing walked out of the prefecture yamen after hearing the news. He saw the three Ruan brothers kneeling in front of the steps with their upper bodies naked and sticks on their backs. Seeing Li Yanqing come out, Ruan Xiaoer said ashamed: "We are ungrateful and have hit Li Taiwei. We come to apologize to Li Taiwei!"

Li Yanqing hurriedly stepped forward to help the three Ruan brothers, pulled off the thorns on their backs, and asked their subordinates to put on their clothes. He sincerely said to Ruan Xiaoer: "Although I was young, I fell in love with Ruan's second brother, which is still unforgettable to me. This time I sincerely invited the three brothers to come out to serve the country and fight against the Jin soldiers, and can also make achievements and not let my martial arts be buried."

Ruan Xiaoer sighed, "We were deceived by Tong Guan and were framed by Tong Guan again. Taiwei Li defeated Tong Guan, which was considered anger for us. If Taiwei did not dislike it, the three of us brothers would be willing to do whatever we could!"

Li Yanqing was overjoyed and quickly invited the three Ruan brothers to the prefecture yard, and introduced them to Cao Sheng and Mo Jun. Everyone took the seats separately.

Ruan Xiaoer smiled and said, "I got a piece of news last night that Wu Zhuo and his son were killed by enemies in Chuzhou. It was so satisfying!"

Li Yanqing asked curiously: "Does the second brother have a grudge with Wu Zhuo?"

Ruan Xiaoqi next to him said, "Our fleet was seized by him last year. Later, when we used 10,000 jin of ambergris to redeem the fleet, we found that the 200 jin of ambergris in the ship was gone, worth 50,000 jin. Later, we came to Jiangdu to argue with him, and he injured five brothers. We couldn't swallow this tone. We originally planned to take revenge this year, but we didn't expect that it had been solved by the Grand Marshal."

Li Yanqing asked Han Baolin next to him, "Does Han Zhizhou know about this?"

Han Baolin nodded, "If this is true, those two buckets of incense are in the basement of his mansion."

Li Yanqing said, "Since you know the victim, then return it to them, and there is no need to confiscate the official warehouse."

"The official knows."

Ruan Xiaoer was overjoyed, "Thank you, Grandmaster Li!"

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Since you are already my subordinates, these things are my duty, so you are welcome!"

Ruan Xiaowu, who had not spoken, asked with a smile: "Master, is the war in Yangzhou going to start?"

When he saw Ruan Xiaowu looking hippie, he was still the same as he was and his appearance had not changed at all. Li Yanqing couldn't help but ask in a teasing tone: "How do you know Xiaowu Brother?"

Ruan Xiaowu was called Xiaowu Ge more than ten years ago. Now he is thirty-five years old. Everyone calls him Fifth Brother, and removes the word "Xiao". Unexpectedly, Li Yanqing still calls him Fifth Brother like he used to back then.

At this time, Ruan Xiaoqi kicked him gently to make him pay attention to his identity. Ruan Xiaowu then woke up, quickly put away his smiley face and said solemnly: "Xiang family has come to us, and the second brother knows the most about this."

Li Yanqing was stunned and looked at Ruan Xiaoer. Ruan Xiaoer nodded, "It is Xiang Zongliang's nephew, named Xiang Zhi. This person came to us a month ago and hoped that we would join the army of kings, but I refused it all at once."

"How did the second brother know that the war is going to start?"

Ruan Xiaoer hurriedly said, "Please don't call me second brother again, I really can't bear it."

Li Yanqing nodded, "Then I will call you General Ruan Er."

"The Grand Marshal called me a general?" Ruan Xiaoer looked surprised.

Li Yanqing said lightly: "Didn't the imperial court grant you a commander before? I will start to determine your official positions for you from here."

The three Ruan brothers were very moved. The court removed them from their position as commander, but Li Yanqing refused to admit it and took their official positions back.

"General Ruan Er continued to talk about the war." Li Yanqing reminded them with a smile.

Ruan Xiaoer patted his forehead and smiled self-deprecatingly: "I have been thinking about getting promoted and getting rich all day long, and I have forgotten the important things."

Everyone around him laughed with emotion. Ruan Xiaoer continued: "The next day Xiang Zhi looked for us, Red also came to us. This person was originally a thief in the Yangtze River. He was recruited by the government a few months ago. He wanted to swallow our fleet and soldiers, so he promised me that he would recommend that I be appointed as the deputy general of the navy. Perhaps he was too eager to eat us and leaked a lot of secrets to me, including their preparations to attack the court and establish a new emperor, so we knew that the war was about to begin."

Li Yanqing pondered for a moment and said, "You are right. The war is indeed going to start. Moreover, Red's three thousand naval forces have appeared on the Yangtze River and are preparing to intercept me. I have sent someone to transfer the Ezhou naval forces, but the strength is still insufficient. I hope that your 800 elite troops can join and officially become my naval forces."

"It is our honor for Taiwei Li to respect us. Before I set off, I ordered the soldiers and ships to come to Yangzhou. I guess I will arrive in Jiangdu this afternoon. At that time, Beiyi will officially hand over the army to Taiwei."

Li Yanqing smiled and said, "I just leave it to me to reorganize. When Red's naval army is annihilated, I will merge it with the Ezhou naval army to form a new naval army. The control of this naval army will be held by General Ruan Er."

Ruan Xiaoer was extremely excited and quickly knelt down on one knee to salute, "I will never let down the expectations of the Grand Marshal!"

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi also knelt down. Li Yanqing hurriedly helped them up, comforted them a few words, and asked his personal soldiers to take them to change their military uniforms. Li Yanqing smiled at Zhang Shun and said, "They have the position of recruiting officials, and the starting point is relatively high, but you don't have to be disappointed. After the destruction of Red, I will also promote you to the commander!"

Zhang Shun was overjoyed, "Thank you for your support from the governor!"

Li Yanqing patted his shoulder, "Summon your subordinates to attack Red this time, you must make another great contribution."

When Zhao Ji took refuge in Jiangning Prefecture, Jiangning Prefecture once became the political center of Jiangnan prefectures. Zhao Ji issued countless emperor orders and appointment letters here, which profoundly influenced the officialdom of Jiangnan prefectures.

Although Zhao Ji was abducted by the Jin soldiers to the north, the political influence of Jiangning Prefecture still existed. This time, the troops of Jiangnan prefecture gathered in the name of serving the king and placed them in Jiangning Prefecture.

The military camp is located in the east of Jiangning Prefecture City, less than ten miles from the Yangtze River, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, consisting of thousands of large tents, and stationed 80,000 troops.

The source of these 80,000 people is quite complicated. There are 20,000 troops newly recruited by Zhao Ji in Jiangning Prefecture. They did not have time to take them away. There are 10,000 troops converted from the three foreign relatives Zhuang Ding. However, the most is 50,000 people gathered by the wing troops of each state, making the total force of 80,000.

The commander of this army was named Xiang Fa, who was Xiang Zongliang's nephew. He was about forty years old. He was appointed as the general and the governor of Ninghai Army. He also served as a senior official in the imperial guards such as the Yandu Yuhou.

The deputy general of the army was Liu Yanqing. Liu Yanqing followed the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji and the Imperial Army commander Gao Qiu to Jiangning Prefecture. He was responsible for recruiting and training 20,000 new troops. Therefore, when Zhao Ji went north, he did not lead the army to follow, but continued to stay in Changzhou to train new troops.

Because Liu Yanqing had a high prestige in the army, Xiang Zongliang came to visit him twice and promised him great profits. He finally convinced Liu Yanqing to join the legitimate faction. The so-called legitimate faction was to support the ascension of the Prince of Daning. It sounded legitimate, but in fact it was related to the core interests of the three major relatives of the foreign relatives, so that they did not hesitate to fight against the court by rebelling.

One of the important reasons why the three foreign relatives dared to take risks was that the court had too few troops, only 70,000 to 80,000. Although there were still 100,000 Western Army, they were restrained by the Western Xia and could not be mobilized. In addition, the capital lacked finance, the three foreign relatives saw the opportunity to re-establish a new king.

In the central army tent, Xiang Zongliang sat carelessly in the position of commander. He was the younger brother of Empress Dowager Xiang and was extremely favored by Zhao Ji. Although he was not surnamed Zhao, because he had a relative of the outside, he became one of the few people in the Song Dynasty who were named kings during his lifetime. He was named Prince Yongjia, and his brother Xiang Zonghui was also named Prince Yongyang during his lifetime.

The head coach Xiang Fa sat aside, while the deputy general Liu Yanqing sat opposite Xiang Fa, and there were dozens of generals below.

"I just got the information. The Yangzhou Tongshou Wu Zhuo and his son were killed by their enemies. At first we all thought that Li Yanqing was avenging his private revenge, but now it seems that Li Yanqing should have discovered Wu Zhuo's identity, so he found an excuse to kill Wu Zhuo."

When Xiang Zongliang said this, he glanced at Xiang Fa, and saw that he wanted to speak but stopped, he asked, "What do Xiang Shuai want to say?"

Xiang Fa bowed and asked, "Your Highness just said that Li Yanqing discovered Wu Zhuo's identity. Has our plan been seen through by Li Yanqing?"

"Very likely!"

Xiang Zongliang glanced at everyone with a sharp look and continued: "Li Yanqing did not cross the river, but returned to Yangzhou again. He must have realized the danger. Moreover, according to Jiangbei's intelligence, an army of unknown origin appeared in Jiangbei, about 10,000 people. We think this is the army brought by Li Yanqing. Maybe he had been prepared for a long time, or maybe he was trying to eliminate the remnants of Fang La, but the reason is no longer important. What is important is how we should deal with it? We have discussed this matter, but now I want to hear the opinions of everyone here."
Chapter completed!