There was a crisp sound of the teacup shattering, and the fine blue and white porcelain burst onto the tiles, with fragments flying to both sides.
This is the first time Jin Hongkang has lost such a big temper.
Compared with the dense military reports before, this time there are three military reports in total.
Two letters of apology from Fushang County, one is about the overthrow of the army and the killing of generals in the Guxia Mountains.
The whole hall was silent, no one spoke, and they didn't even dare to look at Jin Hongkang.
Jin Hongkang gritted his teeth: "Chasing Yuan Ying! It is the Han Shen Ying that I single-handedly brought out! Liu Shanhong is the general who was promoted by this king! If he is so vulnerable, he will die!!"
A Confucian scholar gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, General Liu's death was not due to the lack of strength of our army. It was actually due to the cunning and cunning of the other party who calculated the right time and place. This man knew Songzhou far better than we do."
Think deeply!"
Someone spoke, and others also stood up, raised their hands and bowed: "Your Majesty, look carefully, they are like a mangy dog, they don't dare to fight head-on, they only dare to cause trouble in secret! They are all surprise troops and horses, and they don't even have a decent attack.
The city doesn't have any machinery, so if we build a wall of copper and iron, they will be helpless."
"Yes, Your Majesty, why did they only dare to attack the Zhuyuan Camp and not the Stone-Destroying Camp with its heavy crossbows? We failed to anticipate their cunning, so we were unprepared. Now that we know that they will also attack the traveling army, we
Then he ordered the three armies to prepare bows, crossbows and hooks to attack the chariots! Let’s see what kind of trouble they can cause!”
Everyone said something to you and me, but Jin Hongkang remained silent.
After a long time, everyone calmed down, Jin Hongkang said: "I still can't figure out what kind of soldiers and horses they are?"
The whole audience was stunned and fell silent for a moment.
Jin Hongkang's anger disappeared and his voice returned to calm: "What's the point of talking so much? Most of Songzhou's soldiers and horses are our fellow villagers and elders who revolted together in Daping. In two days, there were thousands of casualties, and there were also several generals.
You can afford to disgrace this person, but I cannot afford to disgrace him."
With that said, Jin Hongkang stood up: "Prepare your troops quickly, I am going to Songzhou in person!"
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A carriage slowly stopped at the village road in the southwest of Songzhou.
The village seems to be in a corner of Songzhou, but because it leads to Songzhou in the north, Guizhou in the east, and Jiangnan in the south, the flow of people here is very large. Although the rows of teahouses are simple, each one has a very good business.
Zhan Ning and Wu Shaoning, who were walking in front of the carriage, got off their horses and looked for a tea shop with relatively few people. It happened that someone left under the big shed outside, so they immediately asked the waiters to clean the table. Wu Shaoning also specifically told them not to leave any lingering taste.
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The waiter came up with a rag and said yes. When they turned around, the waiter complained in a low voice: "Everyone is sweaty after traveling all over the country in the summer. Don't leave any lingering smell. They are all rough guys. They are as particular as a girl."
He casually went over to wipe the table, and when he saw a woman at the next table staring at him, the waiter forced a smile on his face and said, "Sir, do you want anything else?"
In addition to the woman staring at him, there were six other people at the next table, a total of three women and four men.
Seven people crowded around this small Eight Immortals table and ordered a lot of things, but the waiter noticed that they didn't touch much.
The woman's eyes were not very friendly and she withdrew them coldly.
The waiter smiled apologetically, then turned back and continued wiping the table.
The heavy wooden wheels rolled across the soil on the ground, giving it a dull and thick texture.
The waiter turned around and saw that the two big men were coming back leading a carriage.
As soon as the waiter saw the carriage, he knew it had a big business and went over to it out of curiosity.
The nearby tea patrons also looked at the carriage, including the three women and four men behind the waiter.
Zhuang Qi got off the carriage and raised his hand to respectfully open the curtain.
As soon as the warm sunshine outside the curtain shone into a corner, Xia Zhaoyi said softly: "Put it down first."
Zhuang Qi paused and lowered the car curtain.
The summer car curtain is light and thin, and the smooth and cold water satin faces the sun, which is quite delicate and thin.
Through the thin curtain, Xia Zhaoyi looked at the three women and four men sitting there without blinking.
Zhuang Qi waited and waited outside, feeling quite strange.
Zhan Ning and Wu Shaoning waited for a while and looked at each other. Zhan Ning came over and said softly outside the carriage: "Second Miss?"
Xia Zhaoyi said softly: "Zhan Ning, when I'm talking to you, you don't want to make any movements or move your eyes."
Zhan Ning understood immediately and said without changing his expression: "Yes, Second Miss."
He took a step forward and brought his ears closer.
Zhuang Qi was curious, but couldn't hear the girl's voice behind the car curtain at all.
Wu Shaoning, who was standing six or seven steps away, was even less aware of it, but he obviously understood that something was going on.
Except for them, everyone was watching the carriage. The waiter in the teahouse was a little anxious and said with a smile: "Hey, guest, this is a small shop, but the business has been good. If you don't take a seat, then we..."
Wu Shaoning took out a coin and handed it over: "Make a reservation first. No matter whether you sit or not, the money is paid."
Normal tea money only costs a few cents. When the waiter saw this money, his eyes lit up: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Zhan Ning was still in front of the carriage. Following the girl's words, he fell into heavy memories. At the same time, he had to exert great restraint to prevent his head from looking at the three women and four men over there.
Zhuang Qi listened curiously for a long time, then heard a sentence, Zhan Ning said: "Well, okay, I will go right away."
After saying that, he turned around and asked Zhuang Qi to turn the carriage around.
Zhuang Qi didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he just claimed that it was.
After Zhan Ning arrived at Wu Shaoning's side, he whispered very softly.
Since the first sentence was already given, Wu Shaoning's eyes did not subconsciously look to the side.
After Zhan Ning finished speaking, Wu Shaoning said solemnly: "Okay, you go ahead, I'll stay."
Zhan Ning turned around, mounted his horse, and left.
Wu Shaoning looked at the waiter who had not left yet and said: "My young master suddenly noticed that there may be big changes at home. The tea money I just gave you does not need to be refunded. Please prepare some beef and dry food."
With that said, Wu Shaoning handed over another dollar: "Go quickly."
The boy came over and said, "Thank you, thank you. I am really the God of Wealth in the next world! Let me go now!"
Wu Shaoning's voice was not low, and the onlookers around him looked at the carriage again, their curiosity was satisfied, and they imagined a scene of internal fighting within the family, and everyone continued to do what they should do.
When the waiter brought the beef and dry food, the three women and four men who had had enough rest also got up to pay and leave.
They packed up all the uneaten food in a cloth bag and took it away in the opposite direction to the carriage, towards Guizhou and into the territory of China.
Xia Zhaoyi gently opened the curtains with the handle of the cattail leaf fan and looked back at them. After the carriage started to leave and the other party disappeared from sight, she sat back in the car solemnly.
As soon as Shen Lie entered Hejing this time, he got in touch with the craftsmen from Bei Yuan Dynasty. With his own efforts, he managed Kangshan Noodle House, Pingmo Bufang, An Ren Tang Pharmacy and other rat nests.
He had the heads of those Beiyuan people chopped off and sent back to the north.
Because the various forces are divided, there are many passes, and transporting a cart of highly decomposed heads in midsummer is inevitable, so the route planned by Shen Lie is extremely eccentric and must avoid crowds as much as possible. Therefore, the carriage carrying the heads may not have arrived yet. border.
This group of people came here now probably for investigation.
Kangshan Noodle House, Pingmo Bufang, Anrentang Pharmacy, etc. were arrested, their communication with Hejing was cut off, and Hejing underwent earth-shaking changes. In the past few months, their eyes were dark, thinking that they were sitting here now. Can't stand it any longer.
Or maybe they have other forces hidden in Hejing, but they were not discovered by Shen Lie and her, and they are here to connect and reinforce.
The reason why she was able to confirm that they were from Beiyuan at a glance was because these people looked like a couple, but none of the three couples looked like ordinary couples. And she had seen two of them in Buqujiang.
