King Xiang of the Red Chamber

Chapter 103 Departure
Yingtian, Xinggong.

"Are you happy now?"

In the Xinggong school grounds, Zhu Jinghong drew his bow and set his arrows, aiming at a target a hundred paces away.

In order to integrate the abilities of his predecessor as soon as possible, he has not slackened since time-traveling, and will practice martial arts whenever he has time.

Beside him at the moment, Li Wenzhao was wearing a dark purple four-clawed unicorn official uniform, standing beside him with his waist hooked and an arrow in his hand, with an extremely submissive appearance.

"It all depends on the support of the Thirteenth Master..." Li Wenzhao smiled from ear to ear.

Only by following the boss can you get ahead early... This is his deepest feeling right now.

"I told you, as long as you do your job well, my memorial will be easy to write..."

Although the words were light and light, Zhu Jinghong admitted that Li Wenzhao transferred to Beijing to help himself.

Just half an hour ago, the transfer order from Beizhen Fusi arrived, and Li Wenzhao will be transferred to the capital half a month later to become the deputy thousand householder of the Nancheng Qianhu Office.

Although he is a deputy Qianhu, his official rank is the same as that of a local Qianhu.

With a sound of "嗖", the arrow roared away from the string.

"I won... Lord Thirteen is mighty!" Li Wenzhao was even happier than Zhu Jinghong.

After saying this, Li Wenzhao handed over another arrow, and Zhu Jinghong reached out to take it.

You must know that Li Wenzhao, a Jinyiwei Qianhu, although his official rank is not high, is also the person with the pinnacle of power in Jinling Province. At this moment, he is like a domestic slave in front of Zhu Jinghong.

"When you go to the capital, you have to do your job well, and you have to show your results as soon as possible, so that you can live up to the grace of the Holy Majesty's promotion!"

Zhu Jinghong said slowly, he has become more and more used to his current status, and admonishing the senior officials of Jinyiwei feels normal.

"Thirteen Master's teaching, I must remember it!"

Zhu Jinghong shot another arrow, which undoubtedly hit the bull's-eye again, and today's infantry mission was completed.

Throwing the bow to Hou Jing who was aside, Zhu Jinghong walked to the tea table not far away, and eunuch Yu Hai had already served hot tea.

After receiving the tea, Zhu Jinghong took a sip and said, "That...Chen Yuntai, right?"

"Yes!"

Putting down the teacup, Zhu Jinghong continued: "This person has some skills, you can take him back to Beijing, maybe he can help you!"

"I think so too!" Li Wenzhao replied.

Chen Yuntai did have some tricks, and his mind was more flexible. Bringing him along would also help Li Wenzhao.

Just as Zhu Jinghong was about to continue to give orders, he saw someone galloping towards him from a distance, and he looked like he was a member of the capital in his attire.

"Master Thirteen, the front line is urgent!"

The original leisurely state of mind was disturbed by these words.

"what happened?"

"Report to the Thirteenth Lord, the Japanese pirates have broken through the siege of the officers and soldiers and have fled to Liyang!"

"Liyang? Isn't that the territory of Yingtian Mansion?" Zhu Jinghong fell into a big trough.

Are you sure the prince is going to suppress bandits, not be a tour guide for Japanese pirates?

At this time, Zhu Jinghong looked at Li Wenzhao. With such a big change in the battle situation, it stands to reason that Jin Yiwei should have news.

Jin Yiwei did have news, and he was already on his way to Yingtianfu City, but it was still slower than Dusi's direct transmission.

"and also……"

"What else, tell me!" Zhu Jinghong scolded in a cold voice.

The visitor replied: "Suddenly hearing about the defeat of the army, the crown prince was so anxious that he vomited blood and fell into a coma..."

This is really a leak in the house and it rains all night...

When Zhu Jinghong was emotional, he was a little excited for a while, because the opportunity he had been waiting for came.

"Have you vomited blood? Are you so sick?"

In the eyes of the people around him, Zhu Jinghong's performance was just right, and this is the real worry about his brother.

"I have to go and see fourth brother, in case something happens to him... how can I explain to my father!"

After saying these words, Zhu Jinghong looked more and more flustered, his expression looked a little crazy, he really cared too much for the prince.

"Master Thirteen, don't worry, the crown prince is only lucky!" Li Wenzhao stepped forward to persuade him.

Zhu Jinghong ignored it, but said to himself: "The fourth brother is vomiting blood, I have to stay with him, I have to go..."

"Hou Jing..."

"Chen is here!"

"Immediately send an order to get the guards ready to escort me to Fourth Brother!"

After all, it was the prince who vomited blood, and Zhu Jinghong was the only relative in the huge Jinling. It was reasonable for him to go and see, and no one could persuade him.

"Yes!" Hou Jing answered simply.

"Master Thirteen, the Japanese pirates are fleeing outside, so you can send troops from the Guarding Thousand Households to escort them!"

Zhu Jinghong nodded. Since he experienced the danger last time, he has been very concerned about protecting his personal safety.

Li Wenzhao looked at the people from the capital, and immediately ordered: "Hurry up and report to Zhang Duzhi, and ask him to issue a ticket for dispatching troops!"

The one who stayed behind at the Jinling Dusi was a commander named Zhang Tongzhi, who was too old to go to the front line.

Zhu Jinghong is going to the front line, and everything is in full swing.

About an hour later, the [-] banner-bearer guards who stayed behind, and the [-] soldiers from Yingtian Guarding Qianhu, plus the Jinyi guards and the dragon guards who stayed behind.

A total of 1000 or [-] guards are already waiting in line at the gate of the palace.

This group of people is well-armored and has sufficient weapons and dry food. Even if they encounter a large number of Japanese pirates, it is possible to fight a tough battle.

Of course, Zhu Jinghong didn't go to fight, he would try his best to avoid the direction of Japanese pirates and rush to Zhu Jingyuan's side as quickly as possible.

From Yingtian to Yixing, if the detour is taken into account, it will take at least three to four days in the middle, which is the speed at which a large group of people can travel.

Inside the palace gate, Zhu Jinghong had changed into his armor, rode a horse surrounded by guards, and walked into the circle of guards.

"Set off……"

After simply saying these two words, Zhu Jinghong pulled the reins, and the steed walked forward.

After the team left the palace, they rushed towards the Chaoyang Gate on the east side. The people along the way had been cleared away to ensure Zhu Jinghong's absolute safety.

After they left the city, the lively scene on the street resumed, and everyone discussed whether something had happened.

On the second day after Zhu Jinghong left, people who fled came to Yingtian Mansion, and the news of the frontline defeat spread.

Reminiscent of yesterday's army going out of the city, the people of Yingtian panic.

It's better to live in the city, with the protection of the strong city and the defenders, if you live outside the city, you will suffer.

Especially the gentry with rich family assets, their family businesses are all outside the city, and the Japanese pirates have to be wiped out when they come.

Of course, it's useless to worry about these things. Life-saving is the most important thing right now, so more and more people are going to the city.

Inside the Xue residence, Xue Pan also heard the news from the city, so he immediately went to meet his mother.

"You mean, you can't leave today?"

Aunt Xue was a little dissatisfied, and then said: "The fortune teller has said that today is an auspicious day, and it is a good time to go on the road!"

"Mom... Didn't you hear clearly? There are pirates outside!"

Xue Pan was a little anxious, and then said: "Not only will I not be able to leave today, but I will not be able to leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow!"

"Then when can I leave?" Aunt Xue was also anxious.

Xue Pan replied: "At least we have to wait until the Japanese pirates are wiped out!"

"Suppression of Japanese pirates? It's been almost half a year since the official uniforms were suppressed, so when do we have to wait?" Aunt Xue couldn't help complaining.

Before Zhu Jingyuan's arrival, the capital of Jinling had been suppressing the Japanese, and it had indeed been half a year.

Xue Pan was full of distress and said: "I am afraid that the Japanese pirates will harm the farm, then our family will be in trouble!"

Although the internal funds and silver deposits have been emptied, the Xue family's property is still the first in Jinling, but most of it is a backlog of goods, and there are thousands of acres of fertile land and houses outside the city.

After conversion, it also looks like 10,000+ taels, but the movable cash is only 3 to [-] taels.

Now business is not easy to do, and the farm may be damaged by Japanese pirates, and there is not "sufficient" deposit of silver in the mansion, which makes Xue Pan feel very uneasy.

(End of this chapter)