Chapter 26 The joys and sorrows
Bai Xiandao saw Luo Shixin appearing on the roadside, and immediately stopped the carriage. In the car, Mr. Zhuang had already heard Min'er's voice, and he stuck his head out to look. He saw that it was indeed Luo Shixin. He quickly got out of the car and asked about the cause and effect, but Luo Shixin just pointed behind him.
When several people went over to take a look, they saw only Qin's mother and Qin Huaiyu, but only Miss Jia was missing. Their hearts suddenly tightened. When Qin's mother said the reason for the incident, Zhuang didn't wait to ask for help, and quickly asked Bai Xiandao to help Qin's mother up.
After Luo Cheng and Qin Yong defeated Lai Huer, they also got on their horses and chased after Luo Shixin. However, after a short time, Luo Cheng and Qin Yong gathered together.
When Luo Cheng saw Mr. Zhuang, he was not very happy. Instead, he asked Bai Xian, "What's going on? Why did the young lady come with you?"
"Husband, don't blame Mr. Bai. I asked Mr. Bai to bring me here." Seeing Luo Cheng's accountability, Zhuang explained in time. It turned out that Luo Cheng did not inform Zhuang about his rescue of Qin's mother, but after all, Zhuang
She was the young lady of Beiping Mansion, so Bai Xiandao was left to protect her. However, Zhuang was also a careful person. He saw Qin's mother and family being arrested at Qin's house, and at dawn he saw Luo Cheng not knowing where he was, so he forced Bai Xiandao to ask.
The whole story came out. As for why she insisted on pursuing him, it was also because she was afraid that Luo Cheng would make a big mistake.
"Husband, you have rescued your aunt today, are you going to escort her to Wagang Village next?" Zhuang asked. Sure enough, Luo Cheng also replied: "Of course! This time my aunt suffered this disaster because of my improper handling.
To prevent another accident, I must send my aunt there in person and apologize to my cousin in person."
"Husband, you can't go! Once you go, my aunt will be safe, but Beiping Mansion and my father-in-law and mother-in-law will be in great trouble! After Xu Daozhang asked you to take your aunt away from Jinan Mansion, he handed it over to Shopkeeper Liu to send her to Wagang
Zhai, have you ever thought about the reason for this?"
After Zhuang's question, Luo Cheng also realized that there might be some mystery in this. Everyone thought for a while. When no one spoke, Zhuang asked: "How long is the distance from Beiping Mansion to Jinan Mansion? When we came here
How many days did it take? According to your original agreement, cousin Qin may have taken action by this time. If the news of their incident reaches Beiping Mansion earlier than us, who can say that you were not involved in the rebellion? "
"I have already participated. Now that I have signed the declaration, how can I protect myself just because my name is burned? If you are afraid, go back now!" Luo Cheng was a little angry when he heard this. Outside Luoyang City in the past, the Zhuang family was under Xiao Zhuo's sword.
He would rather die than drag him and Su Dingfang down, so he was sure of his feelings for Mr. Zhuang. However, he didn't expect that Mr. Zhuang would become a little timid not long after marrying him. Could it be that wealth and glory changed his mind?
"Luo Cheng!" When Mr. Zhuang heard what Luo Cheng said, he was furious and immediately called him by his name. "If I was afraid of trouble, why should I chase after him again! You are a hero! You are both wise and brave. You
Go! No one is stopping you!" After Zhuang said that, he turned away angrily. Luo Cheng was immediately furious when she called her by name in public, but no matter how angry he was, he couldn't hit a woman! He had no choice but to do it
Don't look away.
Speaking of which, the two of them had nothing to be angry about, but after all, they had just gotten married, and although they had a relationship, they had not yet become familiar with each other's temperament. In addition, both of them were worried about something urgent, so they made a fuss.
They disagreed. As the couple was quarreling, the righteous people on the other side couldn't say anything. They looked at each other for a few times. Finally, Zhang Gongjin walked to Luo Cheng and said: "Little Marquis, I'm afraid the young lady is not the one."
mean."
Seeing that Luo Cheng didn't answer, Zhang Gongjin said again: "Little Marquis, it takes nine days to go back and forth from Beiping Mansion to Jinan Mansion. According to Taoist Xu's arrangement, Brother Qin will rescue Cheng Yaojin today. At that time, there will be an uprising against the Sui Dynasty.
It will also be made public to the world. If this matter is reported back to Beiping Mansion before we go back, the court will definitely suspect that you may also be involved in this matter, and then it will be difficult for Beiping Mansion to escape the involvement. Little Marquis, think about it, at this time Beiping Mansion
The palace has gathered no less than 400,000 imperial soldiers and horses. Although these soldiers and horses are here for the Eastern Expedition, if the imperial court gets evidence of your rebellion against the Sui Dynasty, why can't they point their swords at the Beiping mansion! Therefore, the young marquis, no matter for the marquis,
For the sake of the Beiping Prefecture, I have the guts to ask you to go back immediately!" After Zhang Gongjin said this, he immediately knelt down and begged. After hearing what he said, the other Beiping Prefecture generals also understood the seriousness of the matter and knelt down to ask Luo Cheng to leave quickly.
"But my aunt..."
"Cheng'er!" Qin's mother listened to Zhang Gongjin's words and knew the dangers involved, so she persuaded Luo Chengdao. "This time you put yourself in danger to save your aunt, your cousin will never blame you again. But if you were killed because of saving your aunt,
You have harmed your parents and the Peking Mansion, how can you put your aunt's conscience at ease? A man should prioritize his work clearly!"
"Zhang Gongjin, Shi Danai, and Bai Xiandao, the three of you will escort your aunt to Wagang. If anything goes wrong, come and see her! Qin Yong, your biological mother is still in Beiping Mansion, please go back with me first." Luo Cheng already knew.
The relationship between this and his thoughts became clearer. He was indeed not very good at scheming and planning, but he was good at mobilizing troops and generals.
"The last general takes command!"
"The last general takes command!"
"The last general takes command!"
Zhang Gongjin, Shi Danai, and Bai Xiandao bowed to accept the order. At this time, they were no longer heroes signing autographs, but soldiers on the battlefield. Qin Yong silently walked up to Qin's mother and Jia family, and kowtowed three times.
On the other side, Luo Cheng finished the deployment and looked at Mr. Zhuang. He knew that he had wrongly blamed the good wife, but he felt that he had lost face by apologizing in front of everyone, so he just walked behind Mr. Zhuang and stretched out his hand to touch her.
Zhuang shook his shoulder, but Zhuang broke away, leaving only one sentence: "I'll go to the car first." Then he said goodbye to Qin's mother and Jia, and when he was leading Qin Yong to leave, he turned to Min'er and said, "Min'er,
From today on, you don’t have to follow me anymore.”
After hearing these words, Min'er was at a loss. She thought she had made another mistake, but then she heard Zhuang say again: "The old lady and my cousin were just out in the rain, so they are inevitably sick. It will be easier for you to take care of them if you follow them."
, it can be regarded as a little filial piety for me and the young Marquis."
"Thank you, Madam!" Zhang Gongjin reminded him in time when he saw that Min'er hadn't understood yet. But seeing that Min'er still seemed to be confused, he simply said: "From now on, you will be a member of the Qin family!"
When Min'er heard this, she suddenly woke up from a dream. She immediately knelt down and thanked her: "Thank you, Miss Min'er!"
After everything was taken care of here, Luo Cheng, his wife Zhuang and his nephew Qin Yong immediately returned to Beiping Mansion. What he didn't know was that under a pass thousands of miles away in the east, a messenger was waiting anxiously.
Verification by the general guarding the gate. The messenger was sent by Tang Bi of Jinan Prefecture to inform the patron king Yang Lin about Qin Qiong's rebellion. Because this matter was of great importance, the messenger did not go with Lai Hu'er, but
It was the fast horse that took the lead. But when we reached this pass, we had to stop and accept the verification.
"I am the courier of Jinan Prefecture. Under the orders of General Tangbi, I have a secret message to deliver to the patron king. It is an urgent matter, please verify it quickly!"
"Sending a letter to the adoptive father?" Wei Tong, the general guarding the gate, thought about it. Yesterday, Yang Lin just led the Yang family's Taibao to pass by him, saying that they were going to Runan County to capture the thieves who robbed the emperor's gang, and they seemed to be coming from Jinan Prefecture.
Come here, what can happen to Tang Bi? He didn't do anything when he was in Jinan Mansion. He had to wait for the patron king to move forward and then sent people to chase him? However, he has no right to interfere with this kind of matter, and he has no right to open and read official letters. He can only
He sent his subordinates to carefully check the official seal on the letter and the identity of the courier. After confirming that it was correct, he opened the door and released it.
I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but just as the messenger passed by and had a cup of tea, someone came to report from the south gate of the pass, saying that Qin Qiong, the Thirteenth Taibao, was ordered to pass. This made Wei Wentong a little happy, not for anything else but because of the previous time.
When the patron king came, he made it clear to him that he intended to let Qin Qiong inherit the throne of the patron king, so he was particularly interested in this thirteenth brother. Of course, his intention was not to flatter him, but because he wanted to lead his troops to fight, but he always
The patron king put him here to guard the pass, so he thought that after Qin Qiong, the new patron king, took over, he could be transferred to the border to fight.
When Wei Wen came to the pass, he looked down and saw Qin Qiong immediately sitting down at the pass. He was wearing bright and bright armor, which made him look very heroic. Behind him were more than a dozen soldiers, all of whom were warriors. It seemed that he was indeed a warrior.
Urgent matters need to be done quickly.
"Thirteenth brother! Where are you going in such a hurry?" Wei Wentong asked.
"Fifth brother, my father has received news that a large number of thieves and horses have gathered in Runan Village. Shubao, on the order of my father, went to Jinan Mansion to mobilize troops. Shubao has my father's military talisman. Please inspect it," Qin Qiong said.
To take the military talisman, Wei Wentong laughed heartily and said: "Oh! Thirteenth brother, you don't need to look at it, your identity is the customs clearance token, let me go!"
After Qin Qiong was released, before Wei Wentong could take a sip of tea, suddenly his subordinates hurriedly came to report that the patron king had arrived, and Wei Wentong hurried to greet him. When the two met, before Wei Wentong could say hello, Yang Lin had already asked sharply.
: "Wentong, Shubao has passed away from now on."
Wei Wentong didn't know why, but he still answered truthfully: "Yes. Half an hour ago, my thirteenth brother said that on the orders of your adoptive father, he went to Jinan Mansion to mobilize soldiers and horses to capture the thieves."
"Oh! Fifth brother, you were deceived by him, he is the thief!" Luo Fang said hurriedly: "Half an hour ago he drugged the army, fascinated the father and the people in the Chinese army's tent, and rescued Cheng Yao
Jin. My father and I were awakened by the patrolling soldiers, and we chased after him. He said he was going to mobilize troops. Why didn’t you let him go without checking his token of troop deployment?"
"He said he had his father's military talisman! Wei Wentong looked at Yang Lin, but Yang Lin changed his mouth and said: "The matter has come to this, it is useless to talk more. Luo Fang, you go to Jinan Mansion immediately and check on Shu Bao's family; Xue Liang,
Shu Bao saved people and did not go elsewhere, but he still had to cross the border and return. This matter must have been planned in advance. You should quickly return to Dengzhou Mansion to mobilize the king's soldiers in case the situation changes; Wentong, you follow the king and chase after him.
See where he is going and catch them all!"
The people in front of them patted their horses and rode fast, and the people behind them rushed to catch up. After all, Qin Qiong and his party were not people who were used to riding horses for a long time. After a bumpy ride, their speed also subtly slowed down, until the sound of horse hooves came from behind, and everyone
Only then did I become alert. When I looked behind me, I saw dozens of riders chasing after them, flying in the sand and dust.
"As expected of Yang Lin, the king of backers, he is indeed very capable and quick." Xu Shiji sighed.
"Taoist Master, what should we do? The opponent has a large number of people, and there are strong opponents like Yang Lin and Wei Wentong. It may be difficult to win if we fight hard." Shan Xiongxin held the green pole Zaoyang Hua in his hand and asked Xu Shiji beside him.
However, Xu Shiji looked at the surrounding environment and said: "It doesn't matter. Look at the bridge behind us. Since we can't fight hard, we can take advantage of the convenient location and create a situation where one man can guard the pass and ten thousand men can't break it. Let's go, Brother Qin, you can help me.
You guard the bridge. Other brothers, prepare their bows and arrows, but anyone who rushes onto the bridge will be shot!"
Qin Qiong had just crossed the bridge and set up defense. Yang Lin, who was behind him, had already led his men to catch up to the other end of the bridge. When he saw Qin Qiong using the lone bridge as a danger, he hurriedly ordered everyone to stop. But because of doubts in his heart, Qin Qiong slowly stepped onto the bridge again.
I only heard a sharp sound in my ears, and an arrow had been shot towards Yang Lin.
"Bodang! No!" Qin Qiong shouted. Hearing this, Yang Lin felt happy. After knocking down the arrow with his stick, he shouted to Qin Qiong: "Uncle Bao, come forward and talk to me!" After speaking, he held the ball in his hand.
The mountain prisoner's dragon rod was lowered, and the prisoner's dragon rod plunged into the soil, but Yang Lin rode his horse slowly towards the middle of the bridge. Seeing this, Qin Qiong knew that this respected old general had no intention of fighting to the death, so he
He also lightly pulled the reins of the horse and stepped onto the bridge.
When the two came to the bridge, Yang Lin asked: "Shu Bao, since I met you, have I ever treated you badly?"
"No. Not only did Your Majesty never treat Uncle Bao badly, Your Majesty was very kind to Uncle Bao, and Uncle Bao will never dare to forget him in this life." Qin Qiong thought of the past kindness, and even until this moment, he still replied as a junior.
Because he respects Yang Lin, he is grateful to Yang Lin, but the gap between him and Yang Lin cannot be filled after all!
"Okay. In that case, I will give you another chance to come back with me. I will not pursue anything that happened today. But from now on, I hope you can draw a clear line with them and be my Thirteen with peace of mind.
Taibao..." Yang Lin didn't know why, but he still persuaded him reluctantly.
Unexpectedly, Qin Qiong stretched out his hand to stop Yang Lin's persuasion at this time and replied: "Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, and Shu Bao doesn't want to hide it from you anymore. Shu Bao's father was Qin Yi, the former guard of Maming Pass, so he also asked
Your Majesty, please don’t talk about this matter again. Although my father’s death was not what Your Majesty wanted, he was killed by you after all. It is impossible for Uncle Bao not to avenge this."
Is it God's will? Yang Lin's heart was crying. He never thought that the malleable talent he had been waiting for for many years would actually have such a grudge against him!
"Then when you knocked me unconscious in the military camp, why didn't you avenge your father?" Yang Lin asked this question, laughing at himself for being confused. Why he admired Qin Qiong in the first place was not because he understood justice well and had a clear sense of grudges and grievances.
, but now such a question is asked!
Qin Qiong looked up to the sky and took a deep breath, as if saying this matter finally made him feel relieved, "Your Majesty, my father died in the confrontation between the two armies, which is considered a well-deserved death. What's more, you have been kind to me. Before this kindness is repaid,
Shu Bao will not seek revenge from you. Having said that, if the prince insists on fighting today, Shu Bao will not give in even if he is unable to do so."
"Good! Good!" Yang Lin praised repeatedly, but his voice sounded a little sad: "I really saw the right person, I am waiting for you! Qin Qiong, the day you and I meet again will definitely be the time of the decisive battle on the battlefield."
He turned back and walked towards the bridge. When he reached the bridge, he ordered to the casual crowd: "Qin Qiong has conspired to rebel. The evidence is conclusive. If we meet again in the future, if anyone violates the law, he will be killed!"
"Father, let him leave now?" Wei Wentong said unwillingly. However, Yang Lin glared at him and was about to leave, but before leaving, he still left him a message: "Qin Qiong will defend according to the danger.
Chapter completed!