Therefore, these words are more of a sarcasm or a reminder than a repayment of gratitude.
However, Zhao Yanzhen didn't take it seriously when he was so ridiculed.
He only whispered, "This matter is related to the peace of Yunzhou for twenty years. If Jin Niang can put some effort into it, I can't guarantee that those Qiang Desert aliens will never dare to take advantage of me in Dayong in my lifetime. But this move will at least prevent the Qiangmo tribe from invading for twenty years. If Jin Niang can make a contribution, she may not be able to return to the court by then."
After hearing that she was not being used as cannon fodder, Zhang Lijin naturally relaxed at this time.
After they were rescued by Chen Da Sima, they had always wanted to return to the court after performing meritorious services. They did not want to bet on the wrong treasure after they attached themselves to the Chen family. Now they have only deeply offended Emperor Yong. Not to mention, he is the next Yong. The emperor's successor is afraid that it will be impossible to accept them.
After all, when Emperor Yong was still living among the people, he had a wife and a child.
Logically speaking, after Emperor Yong ascended the throne, the woman who accompanied Emperor Yong among the people should also succeed to the throne, and their son should be named the prince according to the eldest son's succession.
But at that time, Chen Da Sima, as the auxiliary minister of the three dynasties, was at the peak of his power. Even the second emperor was deposed by Chen Da Sima within a hundred days after he ascended the throne.
Therefore, they always thought that the third emperor was just a puppet. Later, Chen Da Sima's wife and children wanted to marry the current Emperor Yong and marry his daughter.
But they refused to wrong their daughter as a concubine, so they sent people to kill Emperor Yong's first wife and children, and they were the ones sent out in the first place. At that time, they wanted to return to the court so much that they accepted this task, but they did not expect that as a result, they would now have a deadly feud with the current Emperor Yong and his future heir.
But things have reached this point, and they have no room for change. And later she also learned that Chen Dashima did not support her son's actions. Therefore, after doing this, their chances of returning to the DPRK became even slimmer.
However, the head of the Chen family gave them a big deal. They said that while Emperor Yong is currently on the throne, they may not be able to return to the court, but as long as the next Emperor Yong is their chosen successor, they can also get rewards, and The successor they selected was naturally His Highness the King of Jin.
To be honest, His Royal Highness Prince Jin seemed to have won the Sacred Heart at the time, and they were indeed very moved by the Chen family's proposal. However, after talking with Chen Dashima, they finally gave up on this piece of cake. He only retreated to southern Xinjiang.
And later facts proved that what Chen Da Sima said was correct. The current Emperor Yong was not a creature in the pond, and the Chen family had indeed brought about its own destruction.
It's just that the emperor was ruthless, even though Emperor Yong relied on the prestige of Chen Da Sima to change from a deposed prince to the monarch he is today. Only with the support of the soldiers and horses of the Chen family could he aspire to the throne.
But when he became more mature, he immediately killed the Chen family.
Although they later listened to Chen Da Sima's advice and did not participate in other matters in the Chen family's main house.
But when the Chen family collapsed, they were inevitably implicated.
But a while ago, they were dormant in southern Xinjiang, and after the killing of Emperor Yong's first wife was only known to King Zhennan, King Zhennan had the idea of using them to claim credit.
If it hadn't been for the help of King Jin who sent someone to take action, they would have been sent to Beijing in a prison car.
As far as she knew, the King of Jin not only sent someone to inform them of the danger in advance, but he also intercepted the informant paper about them that Prince Zhennan was carrying. ..
If she hadn't known that he had such means and heard some rumors about this person's resurrection from the dead, Zhang Lijin would not have been willing to show up.
After all, she had never met Prince Jin face to face, and all she knew about Prince Jin were just some rumors about his kindness and sincerity.
And if it's just pure kindness. Then there is no need to meet each other again.
But after meeting the King of Jin in person today, Zhang Lijin only had some thoughts that the rumors could not be believed.
During the period when he came to Yunzhou, his uncle's family who supported him was exterminated by his father, and his mother was also deprived of her title and banned. If he is really a person of true love and nature, after such great changes, Ordinary people must have a great change of mind.
However, when he experienced this incident, he did not have much emotional ups and downs.
If such a person is either firm-minded or has a plan in mind. Or maybe both.
Judging from his fake death now, he may have had a plan and was able to keep his composure.
Therefore, after Zhang Lijin was silent for a moment, she only said, "Jin Niang, please follow His Highness' orders."
When Zhao Yanzhen heard this, he was not in a hurry to answer his plans. He then turned to look at the second brother of the Chen family and said, "Second brother, you and the eldest brother should have found some in the west of Guanyuan Town these days." Someone suspicious, right?"
When the second brother of the Chen family saw Zhao Yanzhen asking about the past, he naturally raised his hand and replied, "There are indeed spies from the Qiangmo in the Zhenxi area. After we captured them and tortured them, we only learned that they had intentions of taking action at the border trade meeting later." . At that time, officials from the Qiangmo Duhu Prefecture will participate in this year's last border trade event as guests. And I will serve as a guard to protect their safety, but this kind of event generally does not bring too many soldiers. If they really act like this, We are indeed defenseless. And I later found some explosive gunpowder at the base of the wall in the west of the city."
These reports were all foreseen by Zhao Yanzhen, and Brother Chen only grew more admirable for Chen Jinghuai the more he talked about them.
After all, even his eldest brother had not expected something like this. If the resurrected King Jin had not appeared today, he would have been in trouble in the future. And his eldest brother is afraid that he will also face a fierce battle that is prepared for him.
Zhao Yanzhen just nodded quietly, and then asked in a low voice, "How many troops did they bring with them in this attack?"
When asked about this matter, the second brother of the Chen family immediately frowned. "I didn't know that they were not spies accompanying the army, but spies from the Voodoo tribe who had been arranged in our city for a long time. So they have no idea about Corso." I really don’t know how many soldiers and horses they will bring here.”
Hearing this, Zhao Yanzhen just sighed with regret, but he still whispered everything he knew, "If the information my spies found is correct, this time it should be the eldest prince of Kesuo." Attack with troops, now that Crown Prince Koso has been deposed, and the eldest prince has always been ambitious and determined to show off, I think this time the attack will be astonishing, and there should be a lot of troops."
This is just a residual memory of Zhao Yanzhen's previous life. After all, when the bad news about the eldest and second brothers of the Chen family came from Yunzhou, he was still imprisoned in Zongzheng Temple without freedom, so he also knew about the fierce battle of the raid. Very little.
Hearing what Zhao Yanzhen said, the second brother of the Chen family immediately said, "How about we send out spies to find out?"
Zhao Yanzhen only said softly, "Your spies in the army may be good at snooping for information on the front line, but I guess the troops of Prince Kesuo are still in the territory of the Voodoo Tribe. Although the Voodoo Tribe just broke up with us some time ago." Cooperate to suppress bandits, but they have always been outsiders. Now that they can take advantage of the opportunity for the eldest prince Kesuo, the situation will probably become even more tense. Are you sure your spies can find out the territory of the Voodoo tribe? "
Hearing this, the second brother of the Chen family immediately frowned.
Instead, Zhao Yanzhen's eyes only fell on Zhang Lijin.
In fact, after Zhang Lijin heard that Brother Chen couldn't answer Zhao Yanzhen's question, she already guessed what Zhao Yanzhen needed to do.
At this moment, when Zhao Yanzhen's eyes fell on her, she was naturally unambiguous. She only took the initiative to invite Ying and said, "Why don't you let me take a few sisters with me? Although the faces of the Yongdi people and the Qiangmo people are different, there are often differences between the two places. Women communicate with each other, so if we act as spies to find out the news, it shouldn’t make them too wary."
"Furthermore, we were born as spies before, and now our trip to Qiangmo Desert can be considered a beginning and an end." When she said this, Jin Niang was somewhat self-deprecating.
In order to eliminate dissidents, the previous dynasty only trained them as a group of spies to monitor all officials. But if there are any unfavorable people, they will be reported or assassinated.
As the killing knives of superiors, they never thought that one day they could be used for good.
What Zhao Yanzhen was waiting for was Zhang Lijin's words. He just said calmly, "Then I'll bother Jin Niang."
In a low-rise house in Guanyuan Town, a few stout men piled sacks full of living creatures into a truck nearby.
If there was a living creature twisting in the sack, they would hit the living creature's body with a stick without mercy.
Until the living creature can only whimper
After they could no longer hear the sound, they threw the living creatures onto the cart aside.
After loading about twenty sacks, they covered and tied up the load with a piece of cotton cloth.
"Yu Mazi, it's your turn to deliver the goods today. You must be careful not to make any mistakes this time. You must know that this time we are dealing with distinguished guests from the Voodoo tribe. If this batch of good goods cannot reach their hands, , we won’t be able to eat and carry around in the future.” When the cart was about to set off, a man who had just loaded the goods only reminded the man driving the cart with a pockmarked face.
When Yu Mazi heard this, he immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry! I've been on the job so many times. Do you think I've ever had a problem?"
After listening to Yu Mazi's words, the sturdy man just said in a low voice, "Don't take it for granted, be careful."
Yu Mazi could only say yes.
Then he and another man drove the large truck loaded with firewood and left the alley of the low-rise houses. When they arrived at the west gate of Guanyuan Town, they didn't expect that the person on duty today was not the one they had bribed in the past. Those few city guards.
So when they saw them coming, the two guards, an old one and a young one, stopped them at the same time. At the same time, the young city guard poked the goods on the cart with a spear.
