Chapter 351: All the heroes (29)

In the Later Han Dynasty, Jinzhou was not originally an important border town. After the founding of the Great Zhou Kingdom, the Northern Han became a powerful enemy in the north of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The status of Jinzhou was then highlighted and became an important town to restrain the northwest and resist the Northern Han Dynasty. Moreover, to the northwest of Jinzhou were the prefectures such as You and Xia occupied by the Dangxiang Tuoba tribe. The Jinzhou army undertakes two aspects of defense, and with the support of the court, its strength gradually becomes apparent.

Zhou Qing and his group left Daliang City. Three days later, they arrived at the territory of Jiangzhou. Wu Ruogu's current identity is still the governor of Jiangzhou, so he went to Jiangzhou City. His mission was to stabilize Jiangzhou and wait and see the changes. After Liu Jiangqing read out the imperial edict and captured Wang Hongda, he took office in Cizhou.

They stayed comfortably in Jianzhou City for two more days and replenished their food and grass. On the third day, Zhou Qing and his party left Jianzhou City. After traveling for another three days, they arrived at the inn, which was only twenty miles away from Jinzhou City.

The inn only provides food and accommodation for officials above the seventh rank and above with a small number of accompanying staff. Zhou Qing and a team of 200 people naturally did not stay in the inn. Zhou Qing and Liu Jiangqing followed the team to camp in the wild.

Just as dawn broke out, an arrow came from afar, followed by the sound of horse hooves. The alarmed morning birds kept hoisting and chirping in the forest.

Zhou Qing was standing by the stream and was wiping his face with cold water. He walked into the tent and grabbed the crossbow of the Five Tigers that were placed aside. Liu Jiangqing jumped out of the tent and saw the Black Eagle Army soldiers running out one after another, standing in front of the war horses, holding the crossbow in his hands, staring at the place where the sound of horse hooves sounded.

Although Zhou Qing only brought a team of two hundred people, when he was camping, he still ordered all tents to be arranged according to the requirements of field camping. Therefore, when he heard the sound of arrows sent by the sentries, the soldiers ran out of the tent to defend on the spot.

Liu Jiangqing had also participated in a conflict with the surrounding Hu tribes in Shishan and was not unfamiliar with the affairs of the army. When he saw the Black Eagle Army guards all faced calmly facing the sound of horse hooves, holding the crossbow of the Five Tiger Generals without any distraction, Liu Jiangqing couldn't help but secretly praised in his heart: "The Black Eagle Army is really an elite soldier of a hundred battles."

A small team of cavalry surged out of the forest. First, an officer wearing black armor came to the front of the camp, turned over and dismounted, and shouted: "I am here to welcome the imperial envoy under the order of the general of the Great Master." Zhou Qing hung the crossbow of the Five Tigers on the side of the horse. He strode over and said: "Next Zhou Qing, the deputy commander of the left wing of the Longwei Army."

After introducing themselves, the two of them inquired about each other for a while.

Lin Xuan's body is not strong and evenly shaped and a little slender. Zhou Qing is famously careful in the Black Eagle Army. He saw Lin Xuan's thick palm at a glance. This palm is not in harmony with Lin Xuan's slender figure, and it must be due to long-term training of weapons.

When Zhou Qing saw Liu Jiangqing coming over, he introduced: "This is the inspector Liu Jiangqing, who is the imperial envoy."

Several people exchanged greetings. Lin Xuan bowed and said, "Yesterday, the postmaster sent someone to send a letter. The general will be the last person to welcome the imperial envoy in the future. Please ask the imperial envoy and General Zhou to enter the city with me."

When he arrived at the city of Jinzhou, Zhou Qing stared at the city gate for a long time. He said to Liu Jiangqing beside him: "No wonder the Jinzhou army has good combat effectiveness. Look at the city gate, there are many burnt marks and some broken arrow shafts. These marks are very new. They must be left behind by the last time the Northern Han army invaded the border."

A group of mermaids entered Jinzhou City, because they were repeatedly invaded by the Northern Han Dynasty. Most of the rich families had moved south. Therefore, the people walking in the city were all covered with thick clothes, but many people had various knives hanging around them.

In the Chen Mansion of Jinzhou, the gate was open, and two rows of guards with swords stood on both sides, staring like tigers. Several members stood in the front yard with a round neck and a literati with a long gown.

Lin Xuan whispered to Liu Jiangqing: "The imperial envoy. The few people in the welcome to the front are the heads and generals of the battalions in Jinzhou and the military officers." Liu Jiangqing was the imperial envoy. Although his official position was below Zhou Qing, he still walked towards the front yard with his eight-character steps.

A tall general from Jinzhou Army came over. His face was bearded, as if he had covered his mouth and nose, leaving only a pair of eyes staring straight at Liu Jiangqing.

"In the deputy envoy of the Jinzhou Jiedushi Sun Chengliang, the general asked the imperial envoy to enter the inner courtyard." Sun Chengliang was kind-hearted, but he stood upright and was also spared the common bowing ceremony, let alone the Great Zhou army salute.

Before leaving, Zhou Qing took information from the Jinzhou army from Fengsha. He knew that Sun Chengliang and Wang Hongda in front of him were both powerful generals under Chen Sirang. However, Sun Chengliang and Wang Hongda have always been disagreement, so Chen Sirang asked Wang Hongda to guard Cizhou, so that when the two people met, their noses were not their noses, and their eyes were not their eyes.

Liu Jiangqing walked towards the inner courtyard when Sun Chengliang was walking towards the inner courtyard. Zhou Qing had just followed him. Sun Chengliang turned his face and stared at Zhou Qing, saying bluntly: "You stop, the general only sees the imperial envoy."

Liu Jiangqing turned his head and looked at Zhou Qing and continued walking in.

Chen Sirang sat in the shade of the inner courtyard. He was a veteran of Chai Rong. He was once a close general of Chai Rong's prefecture, along with Han Tong, Zhao Kuangyin and others, and was deeply trusted by Chai Rong. He was wearing plain clothes and sitting on a wide beard chair, looking coldly at Liu Jiangqing who was slowly walking in.

Liu Jiangqing had no expression on his face, and walked to Chen Sirang, paused, and whispered: "Chen Sirang, accept the order."

Chen Si's eyes were very complicated. He stared at Liu Jiangqing and gently tapped his fingers on the wide handle of Hu's chair. After a while, he suddenly stopped hitting and slowly stood up. Liu Jiangqing quietly took the imperial edict, spreading it bit by bit, and did not read it out.

When Chen Sirang finally knelt down, Liu Jiangqingqing's proclamation sounded. When the proclamation was completed, Liu Jiangqing immediately changed his expression. He respectfully bowed and said, "Secretary Liu Jiangqing has met Chen Jiedu."

Chen Sirang ignored Liu Jiangqing at all and sat back on the Hu chair. He looked at Liu Jiangqing with a smile on his face. After a while, he said, "What is Wang Hongda's crime? He must be taken to the Ministry of Justice." Liu Jiangqing took a letter from his arms and said, "Before the lower official left Daliang, the Prime Minister Hou left a handwritten letter to Chen Jiedu."

Although Chen Sirang was located in Jinzhou, he also had a lot of suspicion in Daliang and knew about major events in the court. When he heard that it was a handwritten letter from Hou Xiang, he immediately solemnly answered it. He opened the letter, read it slowly, then put the letter in his arms, leaned his head on the back of the chair. After a while, he opened his eyes, stood up, and smiled on his face for the first time.

"Liu Jiangqing, where is your official position?"

Liu Jiangqing bowed his hands and said, "I am the Censor below."

"You are the censor who went to Cizhou to investigate the case?"

“That’s right.”

Chen Si asked one hand to stroke his short beard and looked at Liu Jiangqing for a while, "Which year was the Jinshi?" "Three years of Xiande."

"You dare to go to Cizhou to investigate the case with a few subordinates, and you are very brave." Liu Jiangqing once served as the Chengnan Weiwei and is very famous in Daliang City. However, the small Chengwei is naturally not a figure for a town with heavy troops. Therefore, Chen Sirang did not know the origin of Liu Jiangqing. His face changed and he said, "Dare you afraid that I will kill you?"

Liu Jiangqing said neither humble nor arrogantly: "If you are a low-ranking official, you are a low-ranking official, but you are the order of Your Majesty. If you kill me, you will not take Your Majesty in your eyes or the court." Liu Jiangqing also had a subtext: If you kill me, you will betray the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Chen Sirang understood Liu Jiangqing's subtext. He laughed and said, "What a sharp mouth."

The dinner was really lively. The generals of Jinzhou Army were present and took turns to toasting Liu Jiangqing and Zhou Qing. Liu Jiangqing was from Shishan and Zhou Qing was a detective cavalry. Both of them had a good drinker and drank one by one with the generals. Finally, they were carried back by the soldiers. Zhou Qing could drink, but the generals of Jinzhou Army were not surprised. Liu Jiangqing, who was a Jinshi, could drink, which was beyond their expectations. Moreover, Liu Jiangqing was extremely cunning. He discovered that a general of Jinzhou was not good at drinking, so he attacked his weakness. Instead of drinking several cups, he drank the general of Jinzhou to make him unable to wake up.

It was precisely because both of them had a good alcohol tolerance that they were drunk that the generals of Jinzhou became much closer.

Liu Jiangqing returned to the tent, but he was not completely drunk. He had a great alcohol tolerance when he was fighting with his companions in Shishan to defend against the cold. Moreover, he had a trick, which was that if he couldn't drink, he could continue drinking again. Therefore, when he was fucked back to the side courtyard of Chen's mansion by his personal guard, he lay down by the tree and vomited. After vomiting, although he was still uncomfortable, he would not be drunk without rushing.

When Liu Jiangqing simply washed up with a bucket of well water, he walked into the room with the oil lamp lightly.

A gauze woman stood in the room. When she saw Liu Jiangqing pushing the door and coming in, she hurried forward, holding Liu Jiangqing's arm. When Liu Jiangqing sat on the bed, she held a white porcelain bowl with her hands and said, "Sir, this is the best honey. After sobering up, it is the most effective."

The woman's face was beautiful, but at the age of eighteen or nineteen, she was thin and delicate, and she suddenly blew her spring light from time to time. Her skin was particularly white and thin, which blended into one with the white fine porcelain.

During the Great Zhou Dynasty, wealthy families liked to raise singers and prostitutes, which were specially used to entertain distinguished guests. When Liu Jiangqing was residing in Chengwei, the Xuanhui envoy Zou Jurun gave him a singer. The singer was talented and beautiful. It was later exiled to the Xiaoshu Island of Shamen Island with Liu Jiangqing. At this time, when Liu Jiangqing saw the woman in the house, Liu Jiangqing knew that it was Chen Sirang who sent her to the woman in the bed.

With Xiaoshu, Liu Jiangqing felt sympathy and affection for the women in the wealthy family. He whispered: "Little lady, help me rub my shoulders."

The woman was very kind and looked handsome, and was very happy. She often served the generals of Jinzhou army. These generals were either anxious ghosts, and they pressed themselves on the bed without saying a word when they went to the house, or they were drunken ghosts, and they punched and kicked them if they were not satisfied. Just now, he heard that Liu Jiangqing vomited in the yard, and he was already timid. Unexpectedly, the noble man who entered the house was actually gentle and kind.
Chapter completed!