dream of red mansion

Chapter 338
On the official road from Yangzhou City to Jinling, tens of thousands of officers and soldiers took advantage of the road, which stretched for three or four miles.

"My lord, shall we strive to arrive at the guard post before dark or camp on the spot and rest?"

At the front, a lieutenant general asked Deputy Commander Tian on horseback.

Deputy Commander Tian is a middle-aged man with a big belly. After listening to the words, he looked at the sky and said, "Why are you rushing? The soldiers have worked so hard for so many days, and now they have finally finished their work, and they are still so exhausted." What is the way to live?

Set up camp on the spot, let everyone have a good rest, light a fire and cook, and we will set off in an hour. "

"Your Excellency is right, the next official will issue an order immediately."

After the herald obeyed the order, Deputy Commander Tian smiled and said to the surrounding officers and lieutenants: "It just so happens that I seized a few jars of good wine on White Camel Mountain. Let's have a good drink later!"

"it is good"

The crowd agreed.

Jia Qing led thousands of Jinyi Army Tiqi, non-stop all the way, followed the trail of Vice President Tian and others.

The momentum brought by thousands of cavalry is definitely huge, at least, much bigger than the momentum brought by the more than ten thousand infantry led by Deputy Commander Tian.

So many officers and soldiers drove by one after another, but the farmers in the fields beside the official road on the border of Yangzhou wondered what a big event had happened to provoke so many officers and soldiers.

Only a few dozen li away from the boundary of Yangzhou, Jia Qing saw the tails of the officers and soldiers ahead.

Most of them were sitting together casually talking and chatting, but when they noticed the cavalry chasing from behind, they all stood up slowly.It was just because he knew that the other party was from the Jinyi Army, so he was not nervous and guarded.

Jia Qing ignored them, and walked straight ahead from both sides of the spacious official road, and soon saw the newly built large tent of the Chinese army.

The people inside also heard the sound and rushed out to watch.

Zhan Yan ordered the three floors inside and the three floors outside to occupy all the open space outside the big tent, cutting off the connection between the big tent of the Chinese army and the soldiers.

"Master Zhan, who are you?"

Because Deputy Commander Tian had never met Jia Qing, he didn't know Jia Qing, but he knew Zhan Min, so he asked him first.

Zhan Min said: "This is Mr. Jia, the imperial envoy."

Only then did Deputy Commander Tian know Jia Qing's identity, and quickly saluted.

Jia Qing frowned. Although this time it was not a march to fight, Jia Qing was very dissatisfied with the looseness of the officers.He chased all the way and didn't find any scouts, so he was able to rush directly to the main tent of the Chinese army.

However, didn't Zhan Min say at the beginning that Chamberlain had strong soldiers under his command?

Is this what a strong soldier looks like?
"What's going on here, are you having a banquet?"

Seeing the rosy faces of Vice President Tian and the generals he led, Jia Qing sat on the horse and asked.

Deputy Commander Tian salivated and said with a smile: "Brothers are tired from walking, let's take a rest here for a while. I just drank a little casually."

As he said that, Deputy Commander Tian winked at the person next to him. The person understood, quietly withdrew, then turned around and walked into the big tent.

Jia Qing jumped off the horse and said, "Since that's the case, let's go in and have a drink."

Deputy Commander Tian quickly said, "My lord."

Jia Qing asked: "Why, is it possible that you are still reluctant to let me have your two glasses of wine?"

"Um, how dare you dare."

Jia Qing flicked his sleeves and walked towards the big tent, followed by Zhan Min and others.

The guards at the entrance of the big tent didn't dare to stop them, and bowed to let Jia Qing and others go in.

"What are you guys doing?"

After entering the big tent, Jia Qing saw a leading general and several soldiers hurriedly driving some people away from the back tent, so he asked.

After the officer was called to stop, he was a little at a loss, and the deputy commander-in-chief Tian hurriedly stepped forward and explained: "Reporting to the imperial envoy, this is a group of bandits who robbed houses. They happened to be encountered by the officials and others. Xiaguan took them back.

What are you still doing in a daze, I don't know if the imperial envoy wants to drink?Don't take these dirty and smelly people out. "

The latter sentence was addressed to the officer leader.

The leader immediately took orders and was about to go out.Jia Qing said: "Since that's the case, then stay here and let me see, besides the White Lotus Sect, there are other gangsters in this Jiangnan border!"

Vice President Tian said: "Your Excellency, it's better not to see each other. Your Excellency's body is invaluable, and they are dirty and smelly. If you hurt Your Excellency, the subordinates will die."

Jia Qing said calmly: "It's okay."

Seeing that the leader didn't move, Jia Qing suddenly shouted: "Don't bring it in yet!"

The ginseng leader looked panic-stricken, he wanted to get out of the back tent directly, but he didn't dare to disobey Jia Qing's order, after thinking twice, he waved his hand and told him to bring him back.
Jia Qing walked to the top table and sat down, looking at the "bandits" who were brought back and stood in the middle.

After a long time, Jia Qing asked leisurely: "Who can tell me why these gangsters are all women? Could it be that these gangsters all came out of the nunnery?"

Deputy Commander Tian looked embarrassed, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Well, that's how it is. The gangsters are fierce, and they are not afraid of death. Originally, we wanted to capture them all alive, but instead we lost several brothers because of this, so we did it. He ordered that all those who resisted should be executed on the spot.

These few are the female relatives brought out by them. "

Jia Qing raised his brows, and he realized that this Deputy Commander Tian is really good at playing tricks, he can say that black is white, and he can almost catch up with those eloquent supervisory censors in the Metropolitan Procuratorate .

However, he is not the only one who can speak. Those women who were escorted back saw that the heads of these evil officials were submissive in front of this young official, and they all guessed that Jia Qing was a high-ranking official.

As soon as Deputy Commander Tian finished speaking, one of them immediately knelt down and was about to speak.

Deputy Commander Tian's expression changed drastically, and he immediately shouted: "Stop her quickly, she is going to assassinate your lord!"

"what"

The two officers and soldiers who were escorting her understood, and immediately bent her arm with force, and she just screamed in pain and couldn't speak.

"My lord's safety is the most important thing, quickly take these criminals who are plotting evil."

"Bold!!!"

Seeing this scene, Jia Qing didn't say a word, but had a cold look on his face.Zhao Baihu, who had been waiting by his side all the time, observed his words and expressions, and immediately shouted loudly:
"The imperial envoy is here, how dare you be so presumptuous!"

Deputy Commander Tian said empathetically: "Your Excellency doesn't know, these people are all brutal and vicious, and I'm afraid that they will offend you, Your Excellency."

"Let her talk!"

Jia Qing suppressed his anger and said lightly.

Deputy Commander Tian wanted to stop him again, but the woman whose hands had been broken just now was overjoyed when she heard that Jia Qing was an imperial envoy, ignoring the pain from her body, she said loudly: "I also ask the imperial envoy to make decisions for us, We are all members of the White Lotus Sect who surrendered on White Camel Mountain, and we were caught here by them to play for them and ask your lord to make decisions for us!"

(End of this chapter)