Fenghou

Chapter 105
It was already the third day that Chen Qing was under house arrest. During this period, he knew nothing about the fierce struggles within the imperial court and the massive demonstrations by the Tai students and the common people.

It is unrealistic to say that Chen Qing is not nervous. After all, he is too small. It is a good deal to exchange such a small person for the Queen Mother anyway. He believes that most court officials will agree. This is the Song Dynasty, generals The civil servants never cared about his life and death.

However, after three days of house arrest, there was still no movement, which also showed that the internal struggle in the imperial court was fierce. There was only one reason for this fierceness. Lu Yihao was doing his best to rescue himself.

For the first time, Chen Qing felt like his days were like years. He was not afraid of the tragedy and tragedy on the battlefield, but he never liked the feeling of cutting flesh with a blunt knife, which made people suffer in anxiety.

In the afternoon, while Chen Qing was sitting cross-legged in front of the bed reading a book, the courtyard door outside suddenly opened, and Yang Xizhong walked in quickly.

"General Chen!" Yang Xizhong stood in the yard.

Chen Qing put down his book and walked out, "Commander Yang?"

Yang Xizhong clasped his fists and bowed to him, "Your Majesty heard that you were under house arrest. He was very angry. He scolded Mr. Qin and ordered him to be released immediately. General Chen, you are free."

Chen Qing smiled lightly, "Mr. Qin is really capable, and he can command the imperial army to arrest people."

Yang Xizhong blushed and said: "General Chen, for you, the officials gave up the chance to save mother and come back. This is already very difficult."

"Yes, I understand it in my heart."

Chen Qing said calmly: "Let me go out, there should be additional conditions!"

"There is indeed an additional condition. You must leave Lin'an before dark. In addition, the official will reward you with three hundred taels of gold as a reward for welcoming back the Golden Buddha of Shenzong."

"There are still rewards!"

Chen Qing smiled mockingly, he looked up at the sky, "It's almost dark, but I still need to find a boat?"

"No, the imperial court has arranged for you a thousand stone passenger ship, which can take you directly to Chengdu. It's on the wharf outside Yuhang Gate. Wherever someone is waiting for you, your friends will be there too."

"You are very thoughtful, thank you!"

Yang Xizhong returned Chen Qing's bow and arrow, sword and long halberd to him. Chen Qing accidentally discovered that there were two more pots of arrows, and he looked back at Yang Xizhong.

Yang Xizhong smiled slightly, "There are a lot of water thieves in the Yangtze River, so it's definitely a good idea to bring more weapons!"

Chen Qing immediately understood that the sword must have been secretly given to him by Yang Xizhong. His heart warmed, and he saluted with fists, "Thank you, General Yang, for your care!"

Yang Xizhong nodded, "Commander Chen, have a good trip!"

An ox cart had been prepared outside. Chen Qing boarded the ox cart and waved to Yang Xizhong. Under the guard of more than [-] cavalrymen, the ox cart drove slowly towards Yuhang Gate.

Qin Hui knelt in the Hall of Qinzheng to plead guilty, while the official Zhao Gou sat drinking tea behind the curtain and said for a long time, "Don't mention the matter of Chen Qing anymore, let's continue to negotiate! I can agree to their conditions, but it must be treated kindly to the Queen Mother. !"

"Wei Chen will try to see if he can redeem the queen mother with money."

"You can figure it out, I'm a little tired, let's go!"

"Wei Chen retire."

Qin Hui stood up and stepped back slowly.

Zhao Gou sighed and said to himself, "People's hearts are unpredictable!"

On the wharf outside Yuhang Gate, a thousand-stone passenger ship was moored quietly on the shore. Seven or eight boatmen were ready. Not far away, Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong had been waiting for a long time, and there were a few attendants behind them leading their horses.

When Chen Qing came out of the bullock cart, Hu Yantong immediately walked up to him and hugged him tightly, sighing: "It's not easy for you to come out!"

"Tell me, what happened?"

Hu Yantong told Chen Qing what had happened recently, and finally said: "My father said that I am afraid that the parade of the Taixue students was also arranged by Lu Xianggong behind the scenes. Lu Xianggong has a deep connection in the Taixue."

Chen Qing nodded, "I can't say goodbye to Lu Xiang, you tell him for me, I, Chen Qing, will always remember his kindness."

"and this!"

Hu Yantong took out a wooden box from his bosom, "This is from Li Qingzhao. I gave her your [-] guan. She has deep feelings for you and will definitely copy the books for you."

Chen Qing took the wooden box, and it turned out to be a book, on which was Li Qingzhao's collection of works over the years, and on the cover was written, 'For General Chen Qing'.

Chen Qing turned a page and suddenly thought of something. He asked the soldiers to fetch pens and paper, wrote a few words in it, and put the anthology and poems back into the wooden box.

He simply wrote another text message and handed it to Hu Yantong together with the wooden box.

"Please hand this letter and wooden box to Lu Xianggong for me!"

Hu Yantong caught a glimpse of the words 'Zan Luxiu Girl' written on the wooden box, and he couldn't help laughing and said, "I won't just promise you with my body just because I'm grateful!"

Chen Qing blushed and scolded: "You know nothing, just forget about helping."

"I'll give it away! I'll just give it away."

Hu Yantong chuckled, and put the wooden box into his bosom.

Liu Qiong next to him couldn't help but said: "Huyan, let's get down to business!"

Hu Yantong came to his senses, turned his head and waved, and three strong and strong men stepped forward.

Hu Yantong said with a solemn expression: "My old man said that you are going all the way west, and the road may not be safe. These three are the generals of my Huyan family. They are loyal. They will escort you to Chengdu."

Chen Qing was moved in his heart, "Tell the old man to take care of his health, and I will definitely come back to practice martial arts with him!"

Hu Yantong nodded, "It's getting dark, let's go!"

Chen Qing hugged Hu Yantong and Liu Qiong tightly, turned around and got on the cart, the boatman put on the pole, and the boat started slowly. Chen Qing stood at the stern and waved goodbye to his two friends, and finally left Lin'an.

As night fell, the Qingfeng Restaurant located in Lin'an Sanqiao was full of people and business was booming. Apart from the main building, Qingfeng Restaurant also had a large courtyard, which was divided into eight small courtyards, and each had a small door to go out, which was more secluded.

A carriage slowly stopped in front of the door of the second small courtyard. The door opened, and eight big men came down to guard both ends of the carriage. A middle-aged man walked out of the carriage, with a gentle smile but sharp eyes.

This person was Wanyan Chang, he changed into a Han costume, and his subordinates also dressed up as Han warriors, but Wanyan Huo Nu didn't come with him.

Wan Yanchang walked quickly into the small courtyard, followed by eight of his subordinates, and the door was closed.

Entering the room, Qin Hui stood up with a smile and saluted, "It's so late, it's been a hard job supervising the army."

Wan Yanchang said lightly: "Mr. Qin, there is no good news today!"

The smile on Qin Hui's face disappeared, and he waved his hand, "Please sit down!"

Wan Yanchang sat down, his soldiers filled him with wine, he raised the wine cup and said, "Give me an explanation!"

Qin Hui sighed and said: "Wanyan Supervising Army also knows that the government is under too much pressure. More than [-] people in Lin'an took to the streets to protest. Most of the court officials objected, and the Zhizheng Hall also vetoed it. Of course the government wants to take my mother back. , but he can't fight against public opinion, he can only let Chen Qing go."

"and then?"

Of course Wan Yanchang knew that it was impossible for Chen Qing to be handed over to Jin Guo, but he needed follow-up compensation.

"The government is willing to pay [-] bolts of silk to redeem the Queen Mother."

Jin Guo didn't want to return the queen mother to Song Dynasty at all. How could such a good bargaining chip be handed back easily? Even if Song Dynasty really sent Chen Qing, at most it would be another prince or emperor concubine, and it was impossible for the queen mother to return it.

Wan Yanchang shook his head, "There is only one chance, if you miss it, there will be no more."

"Is there no room for negotiation?"

Wan Yanchang narrowed his eyes and smiled: "We can place the queen mother in Bianliang, and let her enjoy the glory and wealth of the queen mother, but even so, it depends on your sincerity."

This is to exchange benefits with the queen mother, but will not return the queen mother, and use her again and again to force the emperor of the Song Dynasty to make continuous concessions.

"Two hundred thousand pieces of silk!"

"This can be there, but it's not enough!"

"We can promise the troops on the Eastern Front to withdraw to the south of the Yangtze River, and this condition is enough!"

Wan Yanchang still shook his head, "Don't take me for a fool, you only have a few counties left in the north of the Yangtze River, what's the point of withdrawing or not?"

Qin Hui added another item, "In addition to Chen Qing's whereabouts, I will tell you his whereabouts. Whether I can catch him halfway depends on your ability."

Wan Yanchang thought for a while and said: "An additional [-] taels of silver per year will be added to the Queen Mother's support expenses. There are four conditions in total."

Qin Hui returned to the mansion and sent someone to find Wang Bo.

"I've given you an important task. I'll give you [-] elite men. You are responsible for keeping an eye on Chen Qing's ships along the way. You don't want to take any action. You just keep an eye on Chen Qing. If the government comes to make trouble, you are responsible for dealing with the government. negotiate."

Speaking of this, Qin Hui lowered his voice and said: "Of your thirty subordinates, eleven are dressed as golden men. You have to protect them well, and they will naturally contact other people, and have nothing to do with you!"

Wang Bo immediately understood that the Jinren were going to deal with Chen Qing on the way, and he immediately agreed excitedly.

Qin Hui gave him another gold medal, so that he would not be afraid of government interference along the way.

Half an hour later, Wang Bo led a group of horse-riding warriors to rush out of Lin'an City. In the darkness, they rushed northward along the canal.

(End of this chapter)