Xiao Yuexian did not follow Yang Yuanqing to Jiangxia. Entering Jiangxia County was the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and it was not safe to go north from Jingxiang.

The next morning, Xiao Yuexian and his maid boarded another large ship, with dozens of personal guards, turned around and walked eastward, first went to Jiangdu to meet her father, and then walked north of the canal to Taiyuan.

The two large ships were slowly pulled on and boarded the boat. Fifty personal soldiers got on the big ship first, and Feng Niang, who was taking care of Xiao Yuexian, also got on the boat.

Xiao Yuexian changed into a long red dress, like flowers blooming on the river. She put on the hat and the thin gauze, and her beautiful eyes were deeply staring at Yang Yuanqing.

"Don't delay too long after arriving in Jiangdu. Go to Taiyuan as soon as possible. I have written a letter from the princess. She will treat you kindly. In addition, you can tell the princess for me that it will take one month or two months later. I will come back."

Xiao Yuexian nodded silently, his eyes were a little dim, and he whispered: "Your Highness, please take care of yourself!"

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Take care too, go!"

Xiao Yuexian looked at Yang Yuanqing again, helped the maid on the board, and soon got on another big ship. The two big ships slowly separated, and the river water pushed the waves. The two ships became farther and farther away. Xiao Yuexian stood at the bow of the boat and waved goodbye. Gradually, she turned into a small red dot.

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The fleet continued to move forward and walked for another day. On the next night, the fleet finally arrived in Jiangxia City.

Jiangxia County is also the easternmost county among the nine counties in Jingxiang, which is today in Wuhan. It is covered with lakes and has more than 100 rivers of all sizes. It has convenient transportation and is well-connected. It has a very important strategic position. The Tang army deployed 15,000 troops in Jiangxia County.

Because Xie Yingdeng led a 50,000 army to Jiangxia County, the Tang army lost its strength and was forced to retreat to Mianyang County. He assembled 20,000 troops in the Zengshan County area about a hundred miles away from Jiangxia City to confront the Sui army.

According to the prior deployment, Xie Yingdeng led 40,000 troops and mobilized tens of thousands of civilians to widen the wharf, build warehouses, and build Jiangxia City into a logistics site for the Sui army to carry out the Jingxiang Battle.

In the night, the Sui army's fleet arrived in Jiangxia City. The two-mile new wharf has not been fully constructed, but it is barely available.

At this time, the dock was under great security. Thousands of soldiers were whistle at five steps and one post at ten steps. No one was allowed to approach the dock. On the dock, dozens of Sui generals had been waiting for a long time. The leaders were Wei Yunqi and Xie Yingdeng.

Wei Yunqi is currently the prefect of Jiangxia County, with a lot of miscellaneous tasks pressing on his shoulders, making him so busy that he is overwhelmed. Now he is looking forward to the arrival of the King of Chu and can decide some assistants for him. He is so helpless that he can carry the entire Jiangxia County alone.

"Here you come!"

An officer pointed at Jiang Xin in the night and shouted: "The fleet is coming!"

In the night, a mountain-like black shadow appeared in the distance, followed by countless black shadows and glittering. Gradually, the black shadow approached, and it turned out to be a giant ship. Everyone was excited and went up to meet them together.

Jiangxia City is the end of Yang Yuanqing's long voyage. The huge fleet of the Sui army will be anchored by the river. Yang Yuanqing stood at the bow of the boat and stared at Jiangxia City in the distance with his hands behind his back. Jiangxia City is only two miles away from the Yangtze River, and the outline of the city can be clearly seen.

At this time, his heart was wafting. He had traveled through thousands of years of time and space in his dreams countless times. He was obsessed with Jiangxia City, a thousand years later. The river water slapped the riverside, and the tides were rising and falling. Yang Yuanqing was completely immersed in the cycle of time.

"See Your Highness with a humble duty!"

Xie Yingdeng's visitation interrupted Yang Yuanqing's thoughts, pulled out his mind from the thousand-year cycle of reincarnation, and suddenly realized that the ship had already docked.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Xie!"

Yang Yuanqing stepped forward and helped Xie Yingdeng up, and asked with a smile: "How is Xiao Liang's army has been almost completely transformed."

Xie Yingdeng nodded and lowered his voice: "It was only when those twenty generals were not around that I truly realized the benefits. The smooth implementation of military orders is no different from the Sui army. One military order I passed down, and it can be implemented throughout the army in one stick of incense."

The speed of implementing military orders is related to the combat capabilities of the entire army. For example, if a military order is heard, the generals ignore the reason, and the captain slowly sways. Finally, the order is transmitted to the soldiers, either a mistake or a change of the original intention.

For the Sui army, whether the speed of implementing military orders can meet the regulations is the primary condition for measuring whether a military order is qualified.

Yang Yuanqing nodded in praise. Xie Yingdeng did a good job. He could actually pass the order to the lower-level soldiers in just one stick of incense. Although the Sui army also had this standard, this was Xiao Liang after all, and it was not easy to transform it in a short period of time.

"but....."

Xie Yingdeng smiled bitterly again, "Compared with the Sui army, his personal force is still a little worse, his combat ability is slightly weak, and half of them can't ride a horse."

"It is normal for people in the south to ride boats, and people in the north to ride horses. Moreover, Li Xiaogong's army is dominated by people from Jingxiang and Bashu, so don't worry too much."

Speaking of Bashu, Yang Yuanqing suddenly remembered something and asked quickly: "How is Wang Junkuo's situation now?"

"Your Highness, Wang Junguo has taken over Yiling and Yichang counties."

Wei Yunqi walked up with a smile, bowed and greeted His Highness!"

Yang Yuanqing was overjoyed. He had been worried about this on the boat. The news finally made him feel relieved. He hurriedly asked, "Is there any specific report?"

Wei Yunqi took out a report from his arms and presented it to Yang Yuanqing, "This is the report written by Wang Junkuo to His Highness. He was sent to Jiangxia County the day before yesterday."

Yang Yuanqing took the report and read it. In the report, he not only captured Yiling County and Yichang County, but also occupied Zigui County and Badong County. At the same time, Wang Jungu's army has expanded to 17,000 people and is actively training.

At the end of the report, Wang Junkuo asked for instructions, should he take advantage of the situation and enter Bashu?

Yang Yuanqing fell into deep thought. He did not consider whether to take advantage of the situation to attack Bashu. It should be said that the time is not yet ripe. After all, Wang Junguo still has too few troops in his hands.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Yuanqing asked again: "Can you take a boat to Yichang County from here?"

Wei Yunqi nodded, "The fleet can go over, but Beizhi has sent people to send food and supplies."

Yang Yuanqing temporarily put aside the matter of Yiling County and asked again: "How is the situation in Jiangxia County?"

Xie Yingdeng glanced at Wei Yunqi sympathetically and said with a smile: "Wei Changshi is looking forward to the stars and the moon, so he hopes that His Highness will come over quickly. If His Highness does not come again, he will fall down."

"Why is this?"

Wei Yunqi smiled bitterly, "There are really several major things that require your Highness to decide. The former prefect of Jiangxia County and the chief minister of Jiangxia County both abandoned their official positions and fled. The county magistrate of Jiangxia County was gone. I have found several capable people, all of whom are famous local families. But I am worried that Your Highness will not accept the officials of aristocratic families, so I dare not let them do things. I have to resist all kinds of affairs alone."

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "The key to stabilizing the south is to win over the local famous families. I do the same in Jiangnan and in Jingxiang, so do it! You can book a few banquets for me at the best restaurant in Jiangxia City. Tomorrow at noon, I personally invite the famous Jiangxia people."

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Jiangxia City, also known as Xiakou, later Wuchang City, is the third largest city in Jingxiang area after Xiangyang and Jiangling. The city is circumference of 30 miles. The famous Yellow Crane Tower is built on Guishan Mountain in the west of the city, and it is a military fortress that garrisons control the river.

The city has a population of tens of thousands, with prosperous businesses and abundant resources. There are hundreds of restaurants of all sizes, including Jiangmanlou, the west of the city.

The next day at noon, the Jiangman Building was extremely lively. Dozens of carriages were parked in the open space next to the restaurant. Hundreds of gentry from Jiangxia City gathered together to attend the banquet specially held for them by King Yang Yuanqing of Chu.

Jiangxia has a brilliant place. Since ancient times, there have been many famous families and many famous families. The local famous tribes are mainly based on three families. The first is the Xin family, the second is the Cui family, and the third is the Xie family. These three major families have flourished for hundreds of years. There are many families with their children as officials. They usually help the poor and the weak, and enjoy a high reputation in Jiangxia City.

In addition to Xin, Cui and Xie families, the heads of the three families attended the banquet, they also specially invited more than a hundred other well-known people, and the entire Jiangman Building was booked by Yang Yuanqing.

The positions were all arranged, and there were five or six people sitting in the main seat. In addition to Yang Yuanqing, Wei Yunqi and Xie Yingdeng, there were also the heads of Xin, Cui and Xie families.

The Xin family has been a famous family in Jiangxia since the Eastern Han Dynasty. This Jiangman Building is also his private property. The head of the family Xin Sheng is about fifty years old, with a slightly fat figure and a gentle smile on his face. The Grand Historian Xin Ji, who Wei Yunqi wants to appoint, is his brother. During the Daye period, he served as the chief of Mianyang County and is now at home.

Next to it is Cui Xun, the head of the Cui family. The Cui family in Jiangxia is a partial branch of the Cui family in Qinghe. At the end of the Western Jin Dynasty, he crossed the river with the northern gentry to escape. This branch of the Cui family in Qinghe fled to Jiangxia, took root and gradually formed the Cui family in Jiangxia.

The head of the Xie family was Xie Wenyun, who was the distant relative of Xie Yingdeng. He wanted his brother-in-law to be the magistrate of Jiangxia County.

Yang Yuanqing sat in the head of the head. Generally speaking, he didn't have to come forward to appease the gentry. If he had to host famous scholars everywhere he went, he would not be able to take care of it. This time, because Jiangxia County was the first county in Jingxiang and the important logistics location of the Sui army, he lowered his posture and took the initiative to win over the local prominent families.

Seeing that the time had arrived and the atmosphere was already warm enough, Yang Yuanqing picked up the wine glass and stood up and smiled and said, "Everyone, please listen to me."

The lobby suddenly became quiet, and everyone's eyes looked at Yang Yuanqing. Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Actually, I invite everyone to drink today, and it is also a conversation between the villagers. Many people here may not know that I am from Jingxiang. I was born in Jingshan County, Anlu County. There is a Queen Mother's Mausoleum in Jingshan County, Jingshan County, which is my mother's tomb. I was named King of Chu. This is the reason. So today we are from Jingxiang, come together! We drank this cup for the villagers."

The atmosphere in the lobby was extremely warm. Everyone could not have imagined that His Highness, the King of Chu, was also from Jingxiang, which made them seem to have seen the bright future of Jingxiang. Everyone raised their glasses excitedly. "Gathering together for the village party, I drank a glass of wine!" (To be continued)
Chapter completed!