Poor Family 1

  Chapter 744 Major Events (Part 1)

The caravan came to an inn not far from the city gate. The inn was called Tangji Inn. Needless to say, this was the inn opened by Tang Huai's family. The Tang family opened many inns on Hebei Road, but now there are only a few inns left Stay open.

  When the staff saw the arrival of the guests, they hurriedly greeted them enthusiastically, "Welcome to stay at Tangji Inn. The shop is clean and tidy, the food is delicious, and the price is low. We guarantee the satisfaction of all guests!"

  The young businessman headed by smiled and said: "Is the shopkeeper Tang here?"

   "The guest officer knows my shopkeeper!"

   "A friend of mine is the nephew of the soup shopkeeper."

  The man hurried back to report. After a while, a fat man in his forties came out. His name was Tang Zhengde.

   "You are" Tang Zhengde looked at the caravan suspiciously.

   "My Xia Yanqing is Tang Huai's friend, should we go in and talk?"

  The shopkeeper suddenly came to his senses, and quickly let Yan Qing and others into the inn, and asked the clerk to close the door, and put up a sign saying it was full.

   "Let's live in the backyard! To tell you the truth, there are currently no customers in the shop."

  The shopkeeper Tang Zhengde ushered them into the backyard, and several staff went to arrange the livestock. In the room, Tang Zhengde asked Yan Qing to sit down, and asked in a low voice, "Is the guest officer Song Jun?"

  Yan Qing nodded and smiled and said, "Tang Huai and I are in the same account as generals, and we are both under Li Dutong's account. Uncle Tang should know Li Dutong!"

   "Of course I know him. We called him Brother Qing when he was a child, and now he has become a pillar of the Song Dynasty. I heard that he led the army to guard the capital, making the Jin soldiers helpless?"

   "It is true, Li Dutong is currently serving as the defense envoy of Tokyo, and we were sent to Hebei to act on camera."

   Tang Zhengde suddenly realized, pointed at Yan Qing and said, "I see, you are flying cavalry!"

  Flying Cavalry is a cavalry of the Song Army who has been active on Hebei West Road recently. They have successfully attacked the Jin soldiers again and again, and their reputation has spread throughout Hebei West Road.

  Yan Qing smiled slightly: "We are flying cavalry, and our flying cavalry leader Uncle Tang is very familiar with him, he is Wang Gui."

   "Ah! So it's Brother Gui."

  Tang Zhengde exclaimed, and then asked quickly: "What about my Tang Huai?"

   "Brother Tang is currently in Tokyo, following Li Dutong to defend the capital."

"I see."

   Tang Zhengde suddenly smiled slyly, "I see, your goal this time must be"

   Tang Zhengde pointed to the west, and the west is the Liyang warehouse.

  Yan Qing nodded, and asked again: "I wonder how much Uncle Tang knows about Li Yangcang?"

   "I don't know much. I heard that there are tens of thousands of defenders, and the guards are very strict. The fodder inside is piled up like a mountain. Anyway, I have never entered it. After the Jin soldiers moved in, it was strictly forbidden for any Han people to enter."

  Yan Qing didn't expect Tang Zhengde to tell him much information. What he needs more now is weapons. He pondered for a moment and asked, "Can we buy knives in the city?"

   "There were originally two weapons shops in the city, and they have been ordered to close. However, I am familiar with the shopkeeper of one of the weapons shops. If General Yan is willing to pay a high price, maybe he is willing to take the risk of selling it."

   "The price is not a problem, so I will trouble Uncle Tang."

   As he spoke, he put two gold bricks weighing fifty taels each on the table, "This is our accommodation money, not much money, just a little thought, please be sure to accept it, Uncle Tang."

  Although shopkeeper Tang has some relationship with them, if you don't give them some benefits, how can you make others feel at ease to do things for you.

Tang Zhengde's eyes were straightened. One hundred taels of gold is equal to one thousand taels of silver, which can be exchanged for eight thousand taels in the black market, and the accommodation fee will be enough at most. He murmured: "This is really too much." Now, can’t we ask for so much?”

Yan Qing brought three hundred taels of gold into the city this time. The gold is gold bars, hidden in salt bricks. Yan Qing smiled slightly: "This is actually the gold we seized from Jin Bing. Uncle Tang can contact us with weapons It's a great achievement, how can there be no reward? Please come!"

  How could it be possible that Tang Zhengde didn’t want gold, it was a life-saving item in times of war! He accepted the gold with trembling hands, stood up and said, "I'll go to contact Weapons now."

  He turned and hurried away

  In the afternoon, Yan Qing followed Tang Zhengde to a courtyard, where a middle-aged man was already waiting.

   "Treasurer Qiu, this is my nephew. I can guarantee him that he has absolutely nothing to do with Jin Bing."

   Shopkeeper Qiu glanced at Yan Qing, and said expressionlessly, "Come with me!"

This middle-aged man surnamed Qiu is the shopkeeper of the Jujin Arms Shop. The Arms Shop has been ordered to close by Jin Bing, and the weapons in the shop have also been confiscated by Jin Bing. However, the Arms Shop is just a shop after all, so Jin Bing didn't pay too much attention to it. , leaving a loophole.

When everyone came to the backyard, Shopkeeper Qiu moved some tattered tables to reveal a small door. He took out the key to unlock it, pushed the door and walked in. Tang Zhengde turned his head and smiled at Yan Qing: "Nephew, go in! I'm outside waiting."

  Yan Qing bowed her head and walked in. Although the door was small, the inside was very narrow and long. There were two large wooden boxes in the innermost part of the room.

   "This is the iron armor and bronze helmet of the Song Army. There are twenty pairs in total. Each pair of armor is equipped with a sword. If you still want spears, bows and arrows, I can get them too."

   "Is there a crossbow?" Yan Qing asked.

   "There are only five crossbows, but they are not god-arm crossbows. They are just ordinary military crossbows with complete bolts."

  Yan Qing nodded, "Get me another twenty spears and fifteen pairs of bows and arrows, including crossbows. I want them. How much is the total?"

   Shopkeeper Qiu stretched out a finger, "One thousand taels of silver, no bargaining."

  Yan Qing nodded, took out a fifty-two-weight gold brick and handed it to him, "Pay you half first, and the other half will be paid when you see the goods. I want it tonight, no problem!"

   Shopkeeper Qiu took the gold with a smile on his face, "I will send it to the inn at night."

Two dilapidated lanterns hung on the city tower in the middle of the night, flickering in the wind. Several Han soldiers huddled under a leeward wall under the city tower, shivering in the bitter cold wind. It was when it was warm and cold, the wind was stronger and the chill was stronger, making it difficult for these soldiers to resist.

   "The Jurchens...really treat us like livestock, and don't even give us a blanket!" A soldier folded his arms and said with his teeth chattering.

  An elderly soldier curled his lips and said, "Liu San, isn't your family a landowner in Tangyin County? Why don't you even have a bed blanket?"

   "Don't mention it, the Jurchen robbed the house, the house was burned, and the family fled to the south, leaving nothing."

   "I remember you still have ten taels of silver, you can buy a blanket!"

  The soldier muttered, "It's all lost."

   Right at this moment, a loud roar came from the side, "Who made you sleep, wake up!"

  Several soldiers stood up in fright, only to see a golden soldier walking forward quickly, and the leather whip was whipped at them. The soldiers bowed their heads under the whip and did not dare to move.

   "A group of dead pigs, if you don't go on patrol, if you dare to be lazy, they will all be beheaded!"

  Several Han soldiers were frightened and trembled, and hurriedly lined up to patrol. The Jin soldiers urinated under the root of the city, yawned again, turned around and continued to go back to sleep in the tower.

   "Jurchen son of a bitch, don't treat me as a human being, I want to rebel." The soldier of the Han army named Liu San scolded.

A Han soldier sighed, "Liu San, we have lost our way. Didn't you hear that the Han soldiers and Jin soldiers in many counties have been killed? We surrendered to the Jin people with Wang Kui, and we are on the way." Dead end."

   Several Han soldiers were silent

At this time, a group of Han soldiers walked up the city along the corridor. The group consisted of eighteen men, wearing iron armor and bronze helmets, carrying spears on their shoulders, sharp knives on their waists, and bows and arrows on their backs. With the army crossbow, it is Yan Qing who leads the escort.

  Although the armor is the same as that of the Song Army, their helmets are wrapped with sheepskin, which is the symbol of the Han Army.

  At this time, a few soldiers of the Han army came towards them. Seeing that there were only five people on the other side, Yan Qing glared and said, "Why are there only five people patrolling?"

  Several Han soldiers were taken aback, and quickly explained: "We were on duty during the day, but we were sent to patrol temporarily."

  Yan Qing recognized these people, weren't they the soldiers who guarded the gate during the day? He rolled his eyes and said, "Since you are on duty during the day, you can go back and rest now."

  The five soldiers were overjoyed, turned around and ran down the city, but Yan Qing called to stop them, "Two people stay!"

  The five discussed it, and the two remained. Yan Qing stepped forward and asked, "What's your name? Where are you from?"

   "The villain's name is Liu San, from Tangyin County, and his name is Zhao Jiu, from Daming Prefecture."

   "Very well, please go together, both of you!"

  Two soldiers joined the team, but the soldier named Liu San kept secretly looking at Yan Qing, Yan Qing smiled and said, "Does Liu San know me?"

   "I feel very familiar, as if I have seen Big Brother somewhere."

   "Of course I saw it, today at the city gate, have you forgotten?"

  Liu San thought for a while, his expression changed suddenly, he turned to run, but was grabbed by Yan Qing, "It's too late to run away!"

  Liu San plopped down on his knees and kowtowed like garlic, "Brother, please forgive me! My family is all in Jingzhou."

   "Since your family members are all in the south, why did you surrender to the Kingdom of Jin?"

   "The villain has always wanted to escape and is looking for an opportunity."

  Another soldier next to him also understood immediately, and knelt down to beg for mercy, Yan Qing said coldly: "I don't have to kill you, but the premise is that you will make meritorious service to atone for your crime!"

   "We are willing to make meritorious service and atone for our crimes!"

  Yan Qing nodded and pointed to Liyang Cangcheng in the distance, "We want to go there, what do you think we should do?"

  (end of this chapter)