Pingyang Fu of the Red Chamber

Chapter 96
In the darkness, with the dimness of the night, the figures of each person were hidden.

In the dark night, everyone's actions were silent. Except for the patrolling Beijing soldiers on the periphery, the inside of the barracks were also half-hearted and muddled along.

Inside the tent, Zhaowu and Zhaoyong, two middle-aged frontier generals, had just stepped out of the tent and retreated back, came to the place where King Shui Rong of Beijing was sitting, knelt down,

"See the little prince, the little prince has been fine these years."

After listening to the greetings from the two generals, Shui Rong also burst into tears. I really didn't expect the two generals to remember me so much, and said with a sob;
"The two uncles really upset me, please hurry up, please hurry up! I never thought that the two old generals would still remember Xiao Wang."

"Little prince! The last general has never forgotten the kindness of the old prince's support, how dare he be such an ungrateful person."

General Zhaowu said resolutely, and General Zhaoyong beside him also nodded in agreement,

"Yes, little prince, the two of us still want to serve under the command of the Northern Prince's Mansion all the time. Over the years, we have been in constant contact with each other. When the young prince settles down after inheriting the throne, we will contact him. Who would have thought If you go to the border, you won’t be able to return to Beijing for several years, and the dogs of the Imperial City Division are watching too closely.”

Of course, Wang Shuirong of Beijing knew that the people in the Imperial City Department had been staring at the nobles, especially the four princes of Dawu. Since the death of their father, the royal family took advantage of the situation and seized the military power of the Northern Prince's Mansion, and named their generals as three divisions. So, you know the sinister intentions of the royal family.

Fortunately, the father left behind, and Pingan Prefecture left elite confidants, and Uncle Qi successfully became the governor of Pingan Prefecture. No outsider knew about this. The two capable generals of the palace in front of us are also loyal and commendable. I just don't know how much loyalty I have now.

"The two generals are truly commendable for their loyalty. This king is now idle in the capital, and the Northern Palace has been deprived of military power. The royal family is watching closely. Do the two generals still want to follow the Northern Palace?"

Although the words were unintentional, the hand hidden in the sleeve was tightly clenched into a fist, and the tension was beyond words.

The two generals looked at each other gratifyingly, General Zhaoyong Jiang Chucheng laughed;
"The little prince has grown up, and I am also relieved to wait for the two of you. It is right to be vigilant. The two of us have never thought of going out on our own, let alone joining other nobles. The little prince also knows that the nobles They are keeping a close eye on the frontier soldiers, and the two of us are foreign to them."

Zhaowu General Hou Xiuqing also said,

"My lord, what Lao Jiang said is right. There are only three members of the frontier army in the nine provinces who are not noble families, but it is very difficult. There is also General Mingwei Yang Baoqing, who is the hard-core confidant of the old Dongwangfu Tuogu. Behind the moon pass, the water drips endlessly, as the general knows, General Yang has sent all his daughters to the East King's residence to the East King Mu Shi."

Shui Rong is also surprised, this is really unheard of.
"Thank you two generals for telling me that I didn't even notice this matter. Eastern King Mu Shi really underestimated him before."

"Young Lord, don't worry about it. The two of us now control the two frontier armies of Yunyang County and Beiyun County from east to west. As long as there is any disturbance, we will not be able to hide from the eyes of the two of us."

"Yeah, what Lao Jiang said is right. As long as the Northwest moves, it can't hide from Lao Jiang's eyes. It's because our strength is too scattered. This is a troublesome thing."

General Zhaowu also sighed a little there, the court did it on purpose.

"General Hou, don't worry. This matter must be what the emperor said. Since you are allowed to lead the frontier army, it is impossible for you to be together. Besides, this may not be a bad thing. General Jiang did suffer a lot in the northwest border, but your west is Xining. Liangzhou, the headquarters of the county palace family."

General Zhaoyong Jiang Chengchu shrank his pupils when he heard the young prince mentioned Gongze, the prince of Xining County. This is the overlord of the Northwest, so he replied cautiously,

"Little prince, be careful of the king of the West. The king of Xining County is now in great power. He has more than 20 soldiers and horses under his command, and there are many elites. Now he is strong and strong, dominating the Northwest Commercial Road, the Liangzhou Corridor, and the commercial routes of the countries in the Western Regions. He monopolizes it all by himself, as for whether he can make money, it can be seen from the fact that the soldiers and horses he raises are not tired."

General Zhaowu gasped when he heard this, this is equivalent to a prince of a country.

"Lao Jiang can't joke about this, it's a big deal, if you say that seriously, then Nan'an County Wang Langyun is not a good person, it must be the same."

"It goes without saying that the Southwest Wang Langyun also monopolizes the trade routes of the Southwest countries, and his subordinates are not so conspicuous, but I dare say that there are definitely more people in the South Palace than the West King."

Shui Rong didn't like it when he heard that, he knew that the original Northern Prince's Mansion should go directly out of the pass to guard the northern land outside the pass, and he wouldn't be seized of military power inside the pass, and would be wiped out by Luo Yunhou Zhang Jinyu outside the pass.

"I regret it at the beginning. If I knew it was like this, I should go to guard the outside of the pass. If I didn't compete with the honorable court in the frontier army, I wouldn't have the disaster of today."

The two generals were also silent, mainly because at that time the generals of the Northern Palace did not want to suffer outside the pass, and it was too coincidental that the old prince died suddenly.

"I won't mention this matter, what are the plans of the two generals?"

Although Shui Rong regretted it, it was of no avail, so he directly confronted the two generals.

"I, Jiang Chengchu (Hou Xiuqing), will pledge my allegiance to the Northern King Shui Rong from now on. If it violates the laws of heaven, it will not be tolerated."

The two knelt down to make an oath, Shui Rong was overjoyed when he saw them, and quickly pulled them up,

"Why is this, why is this,"

"Your Majesty deserves it."

"Since this is the case, then we must take good control of the frontier army and increase our strength. I will send supplies and money to your two generals on a regular basis. The two princes have business skills, and so does this king. Strength is king."

The two of them were very happy when they heard that, they made the right bet, the Northern Prince's Mansion is really not simple, it's true that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

No!It should be said that the four kings of Dawu are not simple. Dongwang was guarding Jiangnan back then, and that was Dawu's pocketbook.

"Thank you, my lord, I am willing to serve the King of the North!"

"Good! Happy!"

Early the next morning, the weather was also sunny, and the long-lost sun hung high, dispelling the winter chill.

In the col palace at the junction of Zhongshan County and Shuoyang County,

Zhang Jinyu also spent the night in the main hall, and her whole body was sore and weak. This ghostly place needs to be cleaned up in the future.
Looking outside again, the sky had already cleared up, so I got up and wanted to say hello to my mother who was resting in the inner hall.

Unexpectedly, as soon as I got up, I saw my mother Wang and the second daughter coming in from the outside with food boxes.
"Mother is well, why did you wake up so early?"

"I have nothing to do, I can't sleep, come and rinse your mouth, and have breakfast, this is the ginseng soup specially made by Shu'er and Yue'er for you, drink more to relieve the cold."

Lan Yue'er had already opened the food box and brought out a large bowl of ginseng soup. Lan Shu'er also took out a large bag and handed it over. Zhang Jinyu was speechless watching the two girls hand the food in front of her at the same time.

Zhang Jinyu could only hold the food in one hand, eat and drink while eating, not to mention warming up in an instant, it was much better.

Mrs. Wang also looked at the three of them amusedly, and was even more satisfied.
"Jinyu, we still have to leave today, it's getting late."

"Well, I know mother, let's go after packing up."

Zhang Jinyu replied vaguely.

"Then how to deal with it here?"

Mrs. Wang asked again, it can't be seen at night, but it is still quite spectacular in the daytime. It is completely a small folk palace, but the outer hall is not built in the style of a palace, but a high-rise building like a restaurant. Even so, it is rare OK.

"It goes without saying that the surname of this place is Zhang. It is located in the middle of Zhongshan County and Shuoyang County. It is also an excellent place to rest and recuperate. It is very appropriate to be covered by a mountain depression and easy to defend."

"Then, how about those men in black last night."

Mrs. Wang asked worriedly, Zhang Jinyu finished drinking the ginseng soup in the bowl, I went here to make up for it, my nose is hot,
"They're all hide-and-seek rats. This is not their era. I plan to leave [-] elite soldiers here to clean up this place and use it as a transit point for contacts outside the pass. It's too far from the pass to the capital. At least it will rain." A place to hide from the rain."

"That's fine, but there are still people who know how to deal with it."

Zhang Jinyu was a little sad to hear this. Those people who passed by or were close to him in the past may have already suffered from the evil hands of the man in black.

"Mother, don't worry. At this moment, those people, well, there are no people around here. Just say. If there are, can those rats let go?"

Mrs. Wang still doesn't know what her son means. I'm afraid that even those people who were hiding from the rain on the road last night have been murdered.

Why,,,,

(End of this chapter)