Qian Yuan had never heard of Taozhai Town in his previous life, but he roughly estimated that it was probably in Fengxian District, or maybe he had passed by.

Today, Shanghai is far from being compared with later generations. Apart from Huating County and Shanghai County, there are only a few rivers with some bustling towns on both sides, and most of the places are deserted. Qingpu Town was newly established a few years ago, but it was abolished last year.

Among them, Taozhai Town is the most prosperous place. It is located at the intersection of Taoxi and Huangpu Rivers, with developed water transportation. During the Yuan Dynasty, many merchants gathered and became prosperous. Now it is regarded as a coastal town on the Susong area.

Of course, a few months ago, Japanese pirates invaded Songjiang on a large scale. Taozhai Town, which was not protected by the city wall, failed to escape this disaster. Qian Yuan strolled on the bluestone slabs on the banks of Taoxi, and could see broken bricks and tiles everywhere.

"What a pity." Yang Wen saw Qian Yuan's gaze falling on the cottage where half of the wall was pushed down, and muttered in a low voice: "The wontons from Lao Liu's family are quite famous. I ate them back from Jiading last year."

Qian Yuan was silent for a moment and continued to move forward. Suzhou, Jiaxing, Songjiang, Tongzhou, and similar scenes were almost everywhere. In addition to the formal cities, there were few city walls guarding the northern border, so he was unable to resist the invasion of Japanese pirates. At least a small town like Taozhai Town did not have such ability.

After walking along the bluestone slab for a while, I saw soldiers standing on both sides of the door at the door, and Master Zhou, who had met in Suzhou, was shouting and directing loudly.

There were not many people in Nie Bao's snatch. Most of the outstanding disciples and disciples were admitted to Jinshi and became officials. The only one who was willing to follow him to Jiangnan was this Master Zhou.

When Yang Wen asked her to hand the post to the doorman, Master Zhou immediately turned around and smiled and said, "Young Master Qian is here so quickly."

"Mr. Zhou is an elder, and he is called Zhancai." Qian Yuan smiled reluctantly, "It is necessary to protect his hometown, so the faster the better."

"What I said is, what I said." Master Zhou's eyes were narrow and narrowed, and when he smiled, his eyes narrowed into a slit. "Zhan Cai will wait outside for a while, and he was officially settled yesterday. It was really messy inside."

"Mr. Zhou is busy first." Qian Yuan said politely and stepped back.

He squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully. Although it was indeed messy inside, most of the people entering and leaving were moving in a straightforward manner. Kong Wu was powerful, and they should be all the officers and soldiers stationed in Songjiang.

"Shuangjiang Gong is so brave." Yang Wen praised in a low voice: "There are no heavy troops in Taozhai Town, and no city wall guards..."

"It's true." Qian Yuan agreed, "But... Now in the southeast, there are several important sutras in terms of authority, but in terms of high status, Nie Shuangjiang deserves it. He is not a reckless person!"

"Young Master?"

"Map." Qian Yuan asked someone to open the map he had drawn himself. Nie Bao chose to stay in Taozhai Town, so Qian Yuan naturally had to touch the details.

"Taozhai Town is located between Huating County and Shanghai County, with convenient water transportation, connecting Jiading to the northwest and Jiaxing to the southwest." Qian Yuanxu pointed out: "Hou Jigao was stationed in Huating, Dong Bangzheng defended Shanghai, and Yu Dayou's camp was near Chuansha Town in front of Taozhai Town."

"A large number of Japanese pirates landed in the Jinshan area. If they want to rob Songjiang, they must break this blockade."

"While the reasonable layout also shows the courage and determination of Shuangjiang Gong. Once Shuangjiang Gong loses his mistakes, from Yu Dayou to Dong Bangzheng, Hou Jigao, and even the magistrates of the two counties, the county magistrates... they can't escape."

"Does that pair of Jiang Gong use him as bait?" Yang Wen blurted out.

Qian Yuan sighed and nodded, "Yes."

Yang Wen couldn't wait to ask: "Why don't you go to Shanghai, Huating, or go to General Yu's army?"

"Duke Shuangjiang is really forced." Qian Yuan shook his head slightly, "Duke Banzhou is the governor of Zhejiang..."

Yang Wen couldn't understand, but Wang Yi was on the side. Zhang Jing controlled the overall situation. Although Nie Bao was above, he could not be restrained. Otherwise, the military orders would be different, which would damage the overall situation. You should know that there are Jiangbei Tongzhou, Suzhou and Jiaxing around Songjiang.

However, Master Zhou, who sent the guests out of the mansion, understood a deeper meaning. Zhang Jing held heavy troops in his hands, and Nie Bao was the Minister of War and went south to supervise the war. In the eyes of some civil servants in the court, this was a very unstable situation.

If Nie Bao directly took charge of the army, the censors in the court would definitely flock to write a letter to impeach. You must know that Nie Bao himself proposed to establish the position of governor of Zhejiang. At the same time, he also recommended Zhang Jing to take this position several times, and Zhang Jing was recommended to be restored by Nie Bao. Both of them were Jinshi in the 12th year of Zhengde and were recognized as accomplices.

"Is this Huating Qian Zhancai?" The middle-aged man next to Master Zhou nodded with a smile.

"That's right, I don't know if sir is..." Qian Yuan saw that this middle-aged man should be a civil servant without weapons or armor.

"This is the assistant of Susong Haidang Defense Road and deputy general of Wusong, Dong Bangzheng and Dong Keping." Master Zhou introduced with a smile.

"It turns out to be Mr. Dong." Qian Yuan saluted seriously, "Mr. guarded Shanghai and helped Huating. Everyone in Songjiang admired him. Please accept a greeting from younger generations."

When Shanghai County was lost, Dong Bangzheng led his troops to expel the Japanese pirates. Later, the Japanese pirates attacked Huating twice, and Dong Bangzheng attacked Huating from behind. Qian Yuan was willing to do so.

Master Zhou looked at the young man in front of him in surprise and saluted solemnly. After Qian Yuan visited Suzhou Wharf, Nie Bao once mentioned in private that he was a very proud boy.

Although he was very kind to everyone, he was very energetic. Whether it was Nie Bao himself or Yan Song's godson Zhao Wenhua, he vaguely placed himself and the other party in the same position.

Dong Bangzheng was stunned, but quickly pulled Qian Yuan up in two steps and laughed: "I dare not... Don't say I dare not accept this gift, just this title... I can't afford it if I don't want to bear it!"

Master Zhou walked over slowly and advised, "You can afford it, Keping is also considered a senior in the imperial examination."

"Mr. Zhou is slapping me!" Dong Bangzheng said angrily: "He is the leader of the Songjiang case. Not to mention Juren, even a second-level Jinshi is sure to win."

After a greeting, Qian Yuan couldn't help but whisper to Master Zhou to ask carefully as he watched Dong Bangzheng turn over and wave goodbye.

Su Song Haidang Dao Assistant, this is a civil servant, while Wusong's deputy general is a military officer. Dong Bangzheng should have made fame and fortune, which really made Qian Yuan puzzled.

After listening to Master Zhou's explanation, Qian Yuan realized that Dong Bangzheng was born in a family of officials, and his father and grandfather were both from Jinshi. However, he failed the provincial examination three times, and was admitted to the deputy list and sent to the Imperial College, where he became a tribute student.

In theory, tribute students can be officials. Thanks to their father and grandfather's connections, Dong Bangzheng was appointed as the magistrate of Liuhe. He paid equal attention to the robbers and suppression in the country, and received many praises. After being promoted to Susong Haifangdao Assistant, he showed his skills.

Yu Dayou was defeated by Jiaxing and Jinshanwei was destroyed. It was Dong Bangzheng who supported Songjiang alone. In such an emergency, the court allowed him to serve as the newly established deputy general of Wusong, causing a strange situation in which civil officials held military positions.

"Although Keping came from the imperial court, he was good at riding and shooting, good at military tactics, and was very brave." Master Zhou led Qian Yuan into the mansion and kept saying: "This time he came for the Shanghai County Wall."

"Oh, my younger brother knows that there was a period of time when the Shanghai city wall was pushed down by Japanese pirates."

"About forty feet, if you want to build it, you have to have money, but..." Master Zhou smiled bitterly and spread his hands.

Qian Yuan shut his mouth.

Master Zhou hesitated for a moment and continued, "It is said that Zhan Cai is in Chongde County..."

"Mr. Zhou, the city wall is built, is Dong Keping confident of achieving a great victory?"

Master Zhou was stunned and silent.

Qian Yuan kept walking and continued, "At least, nearly a thousand beheadings will be beheaded, and nearly two thousand will be reported."

The great victory of Chongde was to behead nearly two thousand.

Master Zhou has calmed down.

Qian Yuan curled his lips disdainfully. More than a month ago, he forced the wealthy families in Chongde County to pay for money by using the army to wash the city. It was a desperate attempt to live. If it weren't for the fact that he had barely boasted about a great victory later, and with Yu Dayou, Lu Bin would have been cursed to death by Shilin.
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