"Right now, the rebellion is raging in Dongjiang Town. In order to suppress the rebellion, our army is fighting fiercely with it. The war-torn land is full of dangers and should be isolated."
The question was polite, and the leading general also responded politely.
That man understood and actually knew quite a lot.
"But our original plan was to go to Linqing, but we didn't hear that there was a war there."
As soon as he heard the word "Linqing", the officer's expression changed.
"Where are you from? Why are you going to Linqing? Also, since you are going to Linqing, why don't you follow the canal from Dezhou and come here?"
Going from Dezhou to Linqing is the same road Zuo Menggeng and Xu Ruolin took back.
Either you can take a boat down the canal and go directly to Linqing; if you take the official road, you have to go southwest and pass through Wucheng.
But the route taken by this group of people had already deviated from the direction.
After arriving in Pingyuan County, we have to turn back to the southwest and pass through En County and Xiajin before we can reach Linqing.
As the conversation continued, the man in fox fur behind him couldn't bear it anymore and drove his horse forward without getting down. His tone was quite arrogant.
"Why does it take so long? It's just a few Qiuba, give them some money and let them go."
The servant's scalp was numb, and he thought to himself, Master, you are really capable of causing trouble.
Sure enough, the officer in front of him looked wrong.
"Tell me, why did you come here?"
The official road here in the plain can go south to Jinan, or turn east to Qingzhou and Denglai, but it is not the road to Linqing.
Master Huqiu was angry.
"You are really domineering, don't you know the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors?"
The officer was surprisingly not angry, but looked strange. His squinting eyes were always staring at Master Huqiu's waistband.
Because there is a piece of exquisite jade pendant hanging there.
At first glance, you can tell that it is precious Kunshan jade, and it has been carved by skilled craftsmen. Not only is it extraordinary, but it is also unique in the world.
The officer looked carefully and waved his hand violently.
The soldiers who were originally quiet suddenly became restless, and after a burst of footsteps, they were surrounded.
Not only that, all the guns were pointed at him, with murderous intent, even worse than before.
"Master, calm down, calm down, haha... My master is drunk, he didn't mean to quarrel..."
The officer stopped listening and pointed directly at the jade pendant on the waist of Master Huqiu and asked: "Where did this thing come from?"
Master Hu Qiu misunderstood and thought that these Qiu Ba were trying to make money and wanted to rob him.
I think he has always loved money as much as his life. Any treasure can only be in his hands. When has he ever lost it?
"Hmph, this is my master's family heirloom. How dare you, Qiu Ba, to covet it even though it looks like nothing more than a small flag? Do you know who I am? I'm afraid that if you want it, you will lose your life."
The officer gave the order directly.
"Take them down."
The soldiers immediately swarmed forward and attacked Master Huqiu.
Unexpectedly, these Qiu Ba were so overbearing, regardless of their status, and were not afraid of offending noble people. Master Hu Qiu couldn't help but be confused and screamed.
"How dare you? My daughter is a general under Zuo Menggeng's command. If you offend me, you will not be able to reap the consequences."
The soldiers were stunned.
The officer looked over suspiciously, and in response to Master Huqiu's panic, he warned, "Do you know us?"
Master Huqiu came to life instantly.
"Are you Zuo Mengeng's soldiers?"
The officer couldn't help but be a little cautious.
Hearing him call him this, it seems that he has a very important relationship with Zuo Mengeng.
"I haven't asked you how to address me, sir? What does it have to do with our participation?"
Master Hu Qiu became arrogant again. If he hadn't seen the dark muzzles of the soldiers' guns, he would have wanted to whip them.
He had no idea that if he really did that, these soldiers would shoot him even if they knew he recognized Zuo Mengeng.
The rules of the New Army have long been nailed down.
No one is allowed to be humiliated as long as he is a soldier of the New Army.
He has always been invincible in battles and is loved by many. He has long developed a proud spirit in the New Army. How can he allow others to trample on him?
"I and your family's general are family friends. I heard that my daughter-in-law, Wang Siyi, is in your army. Is it wrong?"
The officer smiled.
"It turns out to be Commander Wang's father. Nice to meet him."
Everyone knows that Wang Siyi is the most powerful general in the new army. Although this officer has no affiliation with Wang Siyi, he is somewhat close to him.
This Mr. Huqiu is none other than Wang Siyi’s father, Wang Shizhong.
After entering the Chongzhen period, Wang Shizhong was basically useless because the Ming Dynasty was retreating steadily in Liaodong. After losing his power, he had no choice but to hang out in the capital.
Wang Shizhong found a job, but he gave up the idea of reviving the Hada tribe. He only thought about making money and started a life of luxury.
Wang Siyi ran to Shandong and joined Zuo Mengeng's army, but he didn't care.
Recently, his corruption has been discovered, and he is expected to suffer a lot.
Wang Shizhong was frightened and resigned quickly, planning to go to Shandong to find his daughter to avoid the limelight.
Unexpectedly, I encountered the new army's checkpoint and almost couldn't get in.
Even after he announced his home, the soldiers did not let him in. After all, it still needs to be verified, and there is another pressing question that must be raised.
The officer pointed to the jade pendant around Wang Shizhong's waist again, and this time he explained a little more clearly.
"Mr. Wang, this jade pendant belongs to the steward of my house. Can you tell me why it got into your hands?"
"this……"
The officer was right, this jade pendant did belong to its owner.
As for why it fell into the hands of Wang Shizhong...
Wang Shizhong scratched his head and pointed to the carriageway behind him: "On the way south, I met this lonely carriage halfway. There was a half-dead old man in the car, who was seriously injured, but I didn't know he was one of your family members."
The officer said "Ouch" and hurried to the carriage. He opened the curtain and took a look. He saw that the soul of the dead was really coming out. He turned around and shouted.
"Go to the doctor quickly and ask the best doctor to come over."
The person on the carriage was none other than Zuo Yan.
As the steward of Zuo Mansion, Zuo Yan often moved around Linqing City, so many people in the New Army knew him.
His jade pendant is an even more conspicuous symbol.
This is also the reason why the officer became angry on the spot when he saw Wang Shizhong wearing it behind his back.
Everything about the new army was very efficient. After a while, a larger group of people came over, and the leader should be a local general.
After listening to the officer's story and seeing the doctors treating the unconscious Zuo Yan, he walked to Wang Shizhong.
"Uncle Wang, my nephew is polite."
Wang Shizhong was still worried, but he didn't expect that saving an old man halfway would lead to such a big battle.
He wasn't telling the truth.
He did meet Zuo Yan's carriage on the way, and he also saw that the carriage was well decorated and the people in it were well-known.
But Wang Shizhong's original idea was to use Zuo Yan to form a good relationship.
Now his life is getting harder and harder, and he doesn't know where to go in the future. So when I saw Zuo Yan's carriage was so luxurious, I thought it was some kind of powerful person.
As for the jade pendant, it was actually Wang Shizhong who was so happy to see that he wanted to collect some interest for rescuing people.
And he would take this path also because of Zuo Yan.
Zuo Yan was groggy, but after his simple treatment, he finally saved his life. But he was always worried that Zuo Liangyu would come back and cause trouble, so he kept mumbling that he was going to Denglai.
He didn't know that Zuo Mengeng had returned to Linqing.
The last time Wang Shizhong received a letter from Wang Siyi, Wang Siyi was fighting in Denglai. I thought I was on my way, so I took this road.
By coincidence, I met the New Army setting up a checkpoint.
Otherwise, with Zuo Yan's condition, it would be questionable whether he could survive to Denglai.
