Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 246
It was in the harem of the inner city of the capital, when the little masters were plotting with different ideas.

The hinterland of the Central Plains,

The capital of Zhongzhou.

Set sail from Anhu Wharf, enter Anshui and enter the canal. The Zhen family's fleet is headed north, in a hurry and panic.

He didn't dare to stop all the way, and rushed all night.

Qiao Hongyue also had red eyes and stayed up all night, until the next morning when she squinted for a while in the merchant ship.

And the guards assigned to various merchant ships did not dare to be sloppy anymore, they were all in armor and holding weapons and kept patrolling the river on the deck. Lou Chongying also felt sorry for him. It takes 10,000+ taels of silver to complete a building ship and warship. Now that it has been captured, I don’t know what will happen when I go back.

Looking up at the cabin, I can only hope that the steward of the Zhen family will keep his word, and stand at the bow of the boat and continue to look up to the north, the sky is clear.

The water of the canal is like fluttering jasper, and the waves are rippling, which makes people feel at ease. I have lived on the river bank all my life, when will I be able to come out.

I used to dream of bloody battles and being loyal to the imperial court, but now I have become the caretaker of a wealthy family, the imperial court.

But Jiangnan is controlled by those aristocratic families, even the imperial court is out of reach. What to do, when a cold wind blows, Lou Chongying is also a little confused.

Unyang County,
After receiving the letter, the deputy general of the Yunyang Frontier Army had already led troops to surround the pier to ensure the safety of receiving the goods, and in the back, the Jiedu envoy of Ping'an Prefecture also sent his confidantes to wait here.

The spies around had already been cleaned up.

"General, why haven't the brothers who went to the capital to practice martial arts come back? Now that winter is about to pass, those people in the grassland will come to fight grass in the spring."

The lieutenant also had a look of worry on his face. Every year, the nomadic tribes of the Donghu people in the grassland have spent a whole winter, and their supplies are almost exhausted. It is an old custom to dispatch cavalry in the beginning of spring to fight grass and valleys along the border. Now the frontier army is elite. Most of the people and horses were transferred, and they were afraid that something would happen later.

"The imperial court knows it well, it should come back soon, let's just keep the city safe, you go and keep an eye on it, the fleets are arriving one after another, come to unload one by one, I heard that there is a large fleet coming from the south, I don't know what it is Is it time?"

"Don't worry, the General's Mansion, I have cleared the pier long ago, and I will never reveal half of it."

The lieutenant, his confidant, also patted his chest to assure, and the lieutenant was relieved. Now that the old departments of the Northern King's Mansion are connecting with each other, the frontier army is too bitter, and it is better for the Northern King's subordinates to enjoy the cool.

Now the Yunyang Frontier Army still has the nearest Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, and the Beiyun Frontier Army in the west has initially contacted. Besides, it seems that there are other things that I can't know. The foothold of Jing Wang Shiji is indeed the prince.

"General, here comes a ship from Jiangnan."

"Quick, organize people to unload."

"Yes, General,"

As soon as the ship docked, the coolies on the shore began to unload the ship and load the truck under the supervision of the frontier army, which was heavily guarded.

The situation here has long been sent back to the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion by a messenger from Ping'an Prefecture. Qi Chang, the son of Qi Yun, the Jiedu Envoy of Ping'an Prefecture, rushed into the Jiedu Envoy's mansion with his personal guards to report after receiving the letter.

"Father, Jinling's ships have been coming here these days. Is there something important happening? Did the prince do anything?"

Seeing his son in a hurry, Qi Yun also put down the tea bowl in his hand and scolded;

"What does it look like, no matter how grown up you are, you won't be able to keep your focus,"

"Father, isn't my son a little anxious these days, over there at Beimang Mountain?"

"Ok!"

Qi Yun hummed a long sound from his nasal cavity, knocked the tea bowl on the table heavily in his hand, and stared at his son.

"Uh."

Qi Chang wanted to say something but was interrupted by his father, he couldn't help being taken aback, seeing his father staring at him, he knew he had said something wrong, so he immediately changed his words;
"It's on the Taiping Mountain side. In the valley beside the entrance and exit of the grassland, there are rangers from the border army outside the pass. Many leaders are a little impatient,"

"Hmph, why are you so impatient? What do you want to do, fight with them?"

Qi Yun snorted coldly, and interrupted his son again. He himself is a strong man under the Northern Prince's Mansion, and he has always looked down on those reckless bandits. What a big deal a gang of mobs can accomplish, but the prince treats them differently and directly takes them under his command. Only out of sight.

Seeing that his father was impatient, Qi Chang could only whisper;

"Father, those leaders are worried that the trade route will be cut off. I heard that there are [-] cavalry stationed in Pingyao City. They are all catching smugglers. Anyone who finds them will be killed on the spot, unless they have special backgrounds. Later, the scope was expanded. Pingyang County Another [-] cavalry came from the city, and now they have all run to our place, so I asked for instructions to tell them over there."

Seeing Qi Chang like this, Qi Yun didn't know what to think, so he sighed.

"You, you just take it for granted. How do you know what those people are thinking? Don't they all want to carry private goods to make more money? Do you know why outside the customs act like this?"

"The child doesn't know,"

Qi Chang really didn't think about why this happened. Didn't they all be good before, and the two were not connected and did not interfere with each other.

"Because there is a Luo Yunhou outside the pass, and now he is the head of the family outside, with hundreds of thousands of elites in his hands. Where does the money come from to raise these soldiers? It can only come from trade. If you say that Luo Yunhou will compromise with you, then Pingyao City The city guard Lu Zixian is a ruthless character, he issued a killing order as soon as he came up, and all caravans without guides will be intercepted and killed."

Hearing his father's cold voice, Qi Chang also shuddered,
"Father, those leaders don't think so, they want to occupy that valley directly."

"Then send troops to meet the iron cavalry outside the pass and test their skills. Those barbarians outside the pass won the first place in the martial arts competition in the capital. They are known as the best elites in the world. You think it is a waste of fame!"

Qi Yun suddenly felt a little helpless, the situation was changing, the group outside the pass seemed to appear overnight, and the Jurchens who beat them were defeated, it was unbelievable.

As soon as he mentioned that he was going to fight against the cavalry outside the pass, Qi Chang shrank his head. If those people inside the pass, he dared to lead an army to charge, then forget it outside the pass.

"Father is right, but the goods will arrive soon, and this business route also needs to be resolved."

Qi Yun sat there thinking for a while, but also frowned, that was the only way to go, so he told Qi Chang, saying;

"All changed into carriages and cavalry, set off from the valley at night, and then avoid the eyeliners outside the pass, go out of the valley and go directly west to the border of Yunyang County, from there to the north, those frontier soldiers are all our own, don't be afraid, the prince is gone A good chess piece."

Qi Chang felt that it was feasible, although it was a long way to go, it was better to be safe, as for the people at the border gates, they had long been used to sleeping by day and going out at night.

"It's still the father who is thoughtful, and the child knows what to do."

Qi Chang was a little happy to go out, but when he reached the door, he was called by Qi Yun;
"Chang'er, don't lead your troops to the grassland without authorization. If you encounter troops from outside the pass, it's important to reveal your identity immediately to save your life."

"Yes, father."

After finishing speaking, he went straight out of the Yamen of the Jiedu Envoy, and then went straight to Beiman Mountain with his personal guards. Qi Yun, who was sitting in the Yamen, was still worried, so he yelled;
"Come on."

"Master Jiedushi, the last general is here."

A general came out of the side room and stood aside respectfully, Qi Yun explained;

"Lead the guards and horses to protect Chang'er, do you understand?"

"Don't worry, my lord, I will understand in the end."

"Go."

The general didn't talk nonsense, he went straight out of the mansion and then chased after him with all his soldiers and horses, he didn't dare to delay.

And from the inner hall,

Mrs. Jiedushi looked out the door with worried eyes, and said anxiously;

"Master, let Chang'er lead the army, and you still let him go out to show his face, in case something bad happens, what will the slave family do?"

"From a woman's point of view, the Marquis of Luoyun is only a weak crown, and now he is a feudal marquis. Chang'er is older than him, so what can he do if he is still leading the army by his side? It is better to let him get in touch with the world more. "

Qi Yun was also a little helpless, a loving mother had many losers, if he hadn't intervened, he wouldn't know what Chang'er would have become, and seeing his wife still crying was a burst of upset.

"Okay, I've arranged everything, and there will be no problems. Besides, I will never let him run around, don't worry."

"Then master, you must be careful about Chang'er's safety, I'm the only son, huh"

After speaking, there was another burst of sobbing.

Beijing,

On the second day,
Luo Yunhou accompanied Qin Keqing back to the door, and of course brought some food to Qin Zhong in big and small bags.

Today's Qin Mansion is not what it used to be. The colleagues in the hall are all polite to Qin Ye, and even the former Shangguan Jia Zheng greets him with a smile.

On the contrary, Qin Ye was not used to it.

As soon as Zhang Jinyu brought Qin Keqing to the door, he was dragged into the flower hall by the father-in-law. Without a word, he set a table with good wine and good food. Qin Keqing was helpless. The amount of wine my father drank these days was the amount of the past year, so he said ;
"Daddy, it's better not to drink. After all, your body is a bit uncomfortable. It's not appropriate to drink so much."

Zhang Jinyu also put down the wine cup in his hand when he heard it, and quickly looked, the father-in-law Qin Ye was indeed pale and not in a good mood, so he directly grabbed the wine cup from Qin Ye's hand.

Advise;

"Father-in-law, I'd better listen to Keqing, you really don't look well, find a doctor to take a look."

After hearing this, Qin Ye didn't agree. Today is the day when the daughter returns home. He was happy and replied;

"No, the old man is happy these days, and he doesn't sleep well, so he feels a little exhausted. It will be fine after a few days to rest."

Qin Keqing, who was sitting next to Zhang Jinyu, couldn't bear it even more, her pretty face was full of worry, and she unconsciously grabbed Jinyu's sleeve with her hands.

Zhang Jinyu didn't know Keqing's worry, so he put down his chopsticks and shouted out the door;

"Ningbian, send someone out to the medical hall to invite a doctor to come over and feel the pulse for father-in-law."

"Yes, Lord Hou."

Hearing the movement outside the door, Qin Ye waved his hands again and again,

"No, I, uh."

suddenly,

Qin Ye staggered, his face turned pale, he supported the table and fell down.

"father in law!"

(End of this chapter)