Husband has a sweetheart

Chapter 159 Nanyang City

Zhang Yuqian was shocked, why should he go?Jin Yongkang, Jingui, is he a grassroots?Who is not the baby in the family?

"Lord Jin, how can I be worthy of such a great job as a low-ranking official with little talent and learning? It's better for you to go!" Zhang Yuqian retorted angrily.

"How dare you disobey my order?" Jin Yongkang said angrily.

Du Jingyi walked between the two of them at this time, and acted as a peacemaker with a polite smile, "My lords, listen to the villain's persuasion, there are wild beasts infesting in the mountains, and bandits are running rampant, so we can't start fighting among ourselves at this time!"

"It's because I insist on internal strife!" Zhang Yuqian complained, "Broom... Sister Yuqing said that the family must be related to the bandits, it's unbelievable, let's just leave here quietly, so as not to startle the snake, Lord Jin is good, but he wants me to jump into the snake's nest!"

Du Jingyi repeatedly agreed, "Yes, yes, the situation is urgent, and caution is the best policy!"

The more Zhang Yuqian thought about it, the angrier he became, "Lord Jin is the son of the world, a superior person, and he is used to not taking our lives seriously!"

Jin Yongkang was so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven. He squeezed out a few words through his teeth, "You misunderstood! I just want to take everyone out of this mountain as soon as possible! Since everyone thinks it is dangerous, let's not go there and ask." Way to go!"

If he persisted in asking for directions, he would have to ask them himself.

Jin Yongkang didn't have the guts.

"I said earlier that it's not safe. Who told you two not to listen? No wonder one was put down by his concubine brother, and the other couldn't even pass the exam for a scholar!" Zhang Yuqing sighed, "As the saying goes, good words are hard to persuade, damn ghost!"

It's really heartbreaking every word, the hearts of the two people were bloodied by the knife.

Jin Yongkang and Zhang Yuqian's faces were black as iron, and for the [-]th time, they thought about how the capital should deal with Zhang Yuqing.

"Why don't you two talk? Do you think I'm wrong?" Zhang Yuqing put on a straight face.

"No, no! Mrs. Lu's golden words, every word is precious!" Jin Yongkang pulled a smile with difficulty.

Zhang Yuqing nodded in satisfaction, "I don't know if we will wander around this mountain for a few more days, we must work together, listen to my command, and strive to return to the capital as soon as possible!"

"That's natural." Jin Yongkang and Zhang Yuqian gritted their teeth with hatred in their hearts, and smiled kindly on their faces.

At night, when everyone was camping, Du Jingyi asked in Zhang Yuqing's ear, "Did you keep those two idiots, didn't you have enough fun?"

"No." Zhang Yuqing said with a smile.

Du Jingyi suppressed a smile, "Why is that?"

In the mountains in late autumn, the nights are very cool.

Zhang Yuqing looked at the two people with their necks hunched, trembling and warming up to the fire. The noble sons of the past are now in a state of disarray, unkempt, ragged, and full of black smiles, "That's naturally because I found a more interesting way to play." !"

"Then you have fun, don't kill people early, or you won't have fun." Du Jingyi laughed.

A group of people walked up and down the mountain for three or four days, and finally the terrain gradually became flat, with stretches of fields and houses, although the fields were barren and the houses were dilapidated.

Jin Yongkang and Zhang Yuqian almost cried out, it was really not easy!
These days, not only did they have to pick up branches, pick wild fruits, and fetch water with Zhang Yuqing's guards, but they would also be scolded by Zhang Yuqing if they were not careful, and Zhang Yuqing would not give them food if they dared to talk back.

The mountain road was covered with the blood and tears of the two noble sons!
Zhang Yuqing is a devil!

However, Jin Yongkang and Zhang Yuqian were not happy for too long, they stopped the passers-by fleeing famine to inquire, and each of them stared bigger than the other.

According to the original route back to Beijing, they should enter the relatively stable Sizhou after leaving Liangzhou, and then arrive at the capital. He crossed Yizhou by mistake and arrived directly at Jingzhou.

Where is Jingzhou?
It was the place where the most intense battle took place between the imperial army and the rebels of the King of Jiangxia.

What are those people hiding from their families and leaving their fields and houses behind?
Hide from the upcoming battle.

Jin Yongkang and Zhang Yuqian wanted to cry but had no tears, and had the urge to turn around and flee back to the mountains.

"Let me tell you, it's not safe to go back. There are so many bandits in the mountains. When we came here, we were lucky and only encountered a few waves. It may not be so if we go again!" Zhang Yuqing said.

Jin Yongkang was confused, "Then what do you say?"

Zhang Yuqing pointed to the front and said, "The nearest city is Nanyang. After Nanyang, you can walk two hundred miles to Lingling. The place where the emperor personally conquered is guarded by the imperial army. It couldn't be safer. Let's go to the emperor. You see How about it?"

Jin Yongkang's eyes lit up, the emperor brought 20 troops to the expedition, plus the 40 troops who had already fought against King Jiang Xia, as long as they arrived at the emperor's place, they would be like a fortified wall without being protected by the army!
He brought Zhang Yuqing from Liangzhou to the emperor, and he had completed the task assigned by the emperor.When the imperial army wiped out King Jiangxia, they could follow the emperor back to Beijing, and they would be safe and comfortable all the way.

This operation is perfect!

"Let's go to Lingling!" Jin Yongkang made a final decision, and finally regained some confidence from the leader of the angel group.

Zhang Yuqing looked at him with a smile, and a gleam of light flashed in her dark eyes that was too fast to be grasped.

However, along the way, more and more people were fleeing, and there were deserted land and villages along the way, and there were almost no houses emitting smoke, and the houses were empty.

Jin Yongkang began to panic.

He and Zhang Yuqian turned their faces because of who knocked on the door to ask for directions, so he stopped asking Zhang Yuqian, leaned in front of Zhang Yuqing's carriage, and said, "Madam Lu, this is wrong!"

"What's wrong?" Zhang Yuqing followed the direction of Jin Yongkang's finger and looked at the people fleeing continuously on the road, all of them were dressed in rags, their faces were sallow and emaciated, and their expressions were numb and distressed.

Jin Yongkang said: "The emperor personally marched and stationed in Lingling. Nanyang is behind Lingling and is blocked by the imperial army. It should be very safe here. Then why do the common people flee to Yizhou like desperately?"

He had a very bad premonition in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it outright.

Zhang Yuqing rolled her eyes at him disdainfully, "They're just a bunch of unruly people. They have legs on them. They can run wherever they want! Why do you worry about this? Can you control them, or can I control them? ?”

Jin Yongkang panicked, "But..."

"The plan for now is to arrive at Lingling as soon as possible. As long as we find the emperor, we will be safe!" Zhang Yuqing said.

She stared at Jin Yongkang, "What do you mean? Don't you expect the emperor to lose the battle?"

"Of course not!" Jin Yongkang categorically denied it, and bowed his hands respectfully in the direction of the capital, "The emperor is a man of culture and martial arts, a hero who is unrivaled in the world. Once he goes out, he will be invincible and eradicate Jiang Xia's traitors by the roots!"

Zhang Yuqing put down the curtain of the car, and said lazily: "It's fine if you don't, I'll save this for the emperor to talk about! The emperor must be happy to hear it."

Jin Yongkang suppressed the uneasiness in his heart. When they arrived in Nanyang, they would know the situation of the battle ahead and contact the local officials.

If the front line is really defeated, there is still time to find a way in Nanyang.

Just like what I thought before, the emperor's personal conquest, with 20 troops in the bottom line, where can we go if we lose again?
The crowd went upstream among a bunch of fleeing civilians, heading towards Nanyang City.

When we arrived at Nanyang City, it was already dark, and we couldn't see our fingers on the road, and it began to rain heavily in autumn.

The city gate was quiet, the gate was closed tightly, and there were many soldiers patrolling the tower.

Jin Yongkang ran to the city gate and shouted that he was the son of Zheng Guogong, and he brought the wife of Lu Wei, who ruled Liangzhou, here.

Zhang Yuqing held her forehead in the carriage, opened the curtain and complained to Du Jingyi: "Not only is he stupid, he can't even say a word! Those who don't know think I abandoned Lu Wei and eloped with him! Oh my god, I'll come out with him for a while!" Come on, the reputation is gone, what a loss!"

Du Jingyi sighed, "You have to keep him."

If you kill it early, it will be over!

The soldiers guarding the city tower went to report to the officer. Jin Yongkang didn't expect that he would have to wait to enter the city because he was a stately relative. .

Finally, a tall soldier in armor came to the city wall and squinted his eyes to look down.

Jin Yongkang also saw the person coming clearly by the light of the lantern on the tower, and immediately changed his face, "It's you?!" Then he cursed: "What are you still looking at! Open the door and let me enter the city!"

The soldiers on the tower waved their hands.

Not long after, the heavy city gate slowly opened, and Zhang Yuqing and his party walked in. The sound of horseshoes and wheels rattled on the road paved with bluestone slabs, and the dim light of the lanterns was reflected on the wet stone slabs.

"Why are you here?" Jin Yongkang was very rude to the generals who went up and down the tower. "According to the original arrangement, shouldn't you be in Wuling and go straight to the den of the rebels?"

Zhang Yuqing lifted the curtain of the car and quietly looked at the general who opened the door for them.

He was a tall young man, he looked less than twenty, and his appearance was somewhat similar to that of Jin Yongkang. At this time, he looked at Jin Yongkang questioning him expressionlessly.

When Zhang Yuqing saw that person's appearance, he knew in his heart that this person must be Jin Yongxiu, the upstart of the Xia court who had won the Sacred Heart and rose to the second-rank general soldier by rocket.

"Wuling was taken by rebels." Jin Yongxiu said with a sullen face.

Jin Yongkang was stunned, then tried his best to hide his uncontrollable smile, jumped up and cursed: "What are you doing to eat? Wuling was snatched back from the rebels, and you lost it again! The Jin family You will lose all your old face! If you can’t do it, go home, lest the foundation laid down by your ancestors be destroyed in your hands!”

"Then lead your troops to take Wuling back!" Jin Yongxiu sneered.

Jin Yongkang's scolding stopped abruptly, and then he became even angrier, "What do you mean? Look down on me?"

Jin Yongxiu said coldly: "King Jiangxia's masked striker came back and brought a lot of troops. In order to protect the emperor's safety, most of the soldiers and horses of the imperial court stayed with the emperor. We were unprepared and were caught off guard by him. This is why Wuling was lost. It was just a temporary defeat, once the soldiers and horses are rectified, I will be able to take back Wuling immediately with my troops!"

(End of this chapter)