After lunch, the four of them sat in the front hall chatting.
Tang Yin asked Qiu Zhen, "Have you heard about the situation in Tongmen now?"
Qiu Zhen said: "The Ning army is stationed outside the city, and Liang Qi leads twenty regiments to guard the city. The Ning army does not dare to attack easily, and Liang Qi does not launch a counterattack. The two sides are in a stalemate. However, it must be the Ning army."
I couldn’t hold on at first.”
"It's strange!" Guyue interjected: "I heard that when Liang Qi entered Tongmen, he was very powerful and wanted to rush out of the city in one go. Now that he has more troops, he defends Tongmen."
"There is nothing surprising about this." Qiu Zhen smiled knowingly and said: "No matter whether the Ning army can win or not win a counterattack, there will always be casualties and losses to the Liang family's direct corps. How comfortable is it that Liang Qi defends Tongmen to his death?
Ah, there is no risk, and you can ask for troops and reinforcements from the royal court from time to time. Originally, the Liang family only controlled ten corps, but now, they have controlled 20 corps. They have earned benefits and gained fame. It can be said to be a double harvest.
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"That's it!" Gu Yue nodded in sudden realization and said in surprise: "What a cunning Liang Qi!"
Qiu Zhen waved his hand and said: "This may not be Liang Qi's original intention. I think it is more like the idea of Left Prime Minister Liang Xing. Liang Qi can be regarded as a genius in commanding troops, but he is not a master of political tactics, and Liang Xing is this
What a seasoned veteran!"
"It seems that the Liang family will be the only one in the future!" Gu Yue muttered.
"Who knows!" As he spoke, Qiu Zhen turned to look at Tang Yin, who was just drinking tea silently and seemed to have no interest in the content of their conversation.
The taciturn Lotte said: "As the Liang family's power expands, they will definitely crowd out the other three families in the future. This will also have an impact on us, right?"
Qiu Zhen nodded and said: "But your Majesty still values the dancer very much, and the dancer will not let go of the Second Corps easily."
While they were talking, there was a sudden shouting outside the door. Then, the leader of the guards in military uniform ran in quickly from outside. When he came to Tang Yin, he bowed deeply, raised his hands and said, "General Tang, Deng Qianjun wants to see you!"
Deng Mingyang? What is he doing here? Tang Yin raised his head and said, "Let him come near."
"Yes!" The leader of the guards responded and ran out quickly.
Not long after, Deng Mingyang hurried in from outside.
He was wearing casual clothes today, but looking at his appearance, Tang Yin, Qiu Zhen, Guyue and Letian almost laughed out loud.
I saw Deng Mingyang with disheveled hair, dark circles under his eyes, swollen cheeks, several tears in his clothes, covered with dust, and a miserable appearance, as if he was on the run for food.
Tang Yin looked him up and down and asked with a smile: "I said Captain, what kind of drama are you acting in?"
As soon as these words came out, Qiu Zhen, Gu Yue, and Letian couldn't bear it any longer, and they all burst out laughing.
"Tang... General Tang!" Deng Mingyang knelt down with a plop and said urgently: "We fought with the Eighth and Ninth Infantry Regiments, and Ai Jia Ai Qianjun was captured by them!"
His preface didn't match what he said at the end, and Tang Yin was puzzled by what he said.
He said in a deep voice: "Get up and tell me clearly what is going on!"
"That's it..." Deng Mingyang swallowed, tried to slow down his tone, and said: "Today at noon, several of us captains went to drink together, and ended up meeting two regiments of the 8th and 9th Infantry Regiments in the tavern.
The commander, and several thousand captains, we all got along peacefully at first, but then... Later, what the other party said was really unbearable, so we started to argue with them, and the result was that the words were not harmonious, and both sides took action. I...
I was beaten like this, and the other brothers were not much better. Also, Ai Jia was also caught by them. She is a woman, and I am afraid she fell into the hands of those guys..."
Before he could finish speaking, Tang Yin stood up immediately, turned to look at Qiu Zhen, and asked, "Who is the commander of the eighth and ninth infantry regiments?"
"If I remember correctly, they should be Liang Yuan and Wu Lixiong." After speaking, he added in a low voice, "These two corps are directly under the royal family. In addition, Liang Yuan's background is not simple. He is Liang Yuan."
Family people.”
There are actually people from the Liang family?! Tang Yin frowned subconsciously.
Deng Mingyang was afraid that Tang Yin would be too timid to come forward to save people, so he hurriedly said: "What they said at that time was really ugly. They said... they said that General Tang was General Wu's guest, and he could become the commander of the corps not because of his strength.
, but rely on superficial appearance, and have no qualifications to be on an equal footing with them..."
The more he spoke, the softer his voice became, because Tang Yin's face became more and more ugly, and the fierce light in his eyes became stronger and stronger.
Even though he knew that he was not angry at him, Deng Mingyang was still frightened by the cold, almost beast-like look in his eyes, and his legs trembled involuntarily. Tang Yin did not release the spiritual pressure, but he did feel the pressure.
, not pressing on my body, but like a huge stone pressing on my heart.
"Where are they now?" Soon, the anger on Tang Yin's face disappeared and was replaced by a smile, but the smile did not have any warmth, but was full of evil.
"Ying...should still be in the tavern!"
"Take me there!" Tang Yin grabbed his shoulders with a smile, pulled him and strode out.
He doesn't think highly of Ai Jia, but no matter what, she is now his subordinate. If something happens to Ai Jia, he has to save her, and it sounds like the incident is caused by him. How can he sit back and do nothing?
Knowing that this matter was definitely not a big deal, Gu Yue and Letian hurriedly followed him out. Qiu Zhen ran forward, stopped the two of them, and said: "You two should go to General Wu to report it quickly. I'm worried that with Brother Tang's temper, he might
Make things worse!"
"This... I understand!" Gu Yue and Letian agreed, and then asked loudly to Deng Mingyang's back: "What's the name of that tavern?"
“Yingbin Building!”
Tang Yin asked his servant to prepare his horse as he walked out. When he got outside the house, he got on his horse. Qiu Zhen and Deng Mingyang also got on their horses, and the three of them hurried towards the tavern.
On the way, Qiu Zhen reminded Tang Yin from time to time that big things should be reduced to trivial matters. Now that the Liang family is in the limelight, it is not conducive to have a head-on conflict with the Liang family.
Tang Yin nodded with a smile and agreed repeatedly, but there was an aura about him that a storm was about to come.
Yingbin Building, this is a two-story large tavern, which is somewhat famous in Yancheng.
When Tang Yin and the others arrived, they had not yet dismounted. More than ten people rushed out from the alley next to the tavern and surrounded them.
These people all had messy hair and disheveled clothes, and some of them had stains on their faces. Tang Yin lowered his head and took a closer look. Well, this group of embarrassed young men were exactly the men under his command.
Chang, Li Wei, Liu Zhongsheng, Chen Fang, and Zhang Jiu were all among them, and there were several other young people he didn't recognize.
"General Tang, you are finally here!"
"Those guys are in the pub!"
"Ai Jia is still in their hands, General Tang, you must rescue her!"
Everyone said at once that, except for a few thousand captains, the rest were the captains of the second corps.
Tang Yin turned over and dismounted, his eyes swept over everyone's faces one by one, and then said coldly: "Since you don't have the ability, don't go and cause trouble. It's really embarrassing and conspicuous!"
"If we can use spiritual weapons, we may not lose..." Zhang Jiu said angrily, but mid-sentence, he was interrupted by Tang Yin's sharp gaze.
There is no explicit rule within the Feng Army that prohibits private fighting, but if one uses spirit weapons in a private fight, it is a serious crime and will be severely punished. In serious cases, he may even be executed.
Feng people have strong personalities and bad tempers. They may get into fights if they don't get along. Private fights in the army often happen, but no one will dare to use spiritual weapons during private fights. This has become a taboo in the Feng army.
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Deng Mingyang and others had a conflict with each other, and although they all suffered losses, it was only superficial injuries and nothing serious. What they really lost was their face, not only their personal face, but also the face of the entire corps.
Tang Yin withdrew his gaze, said nothing, and strode into the tavern.
Due to the fight that had just occurred, the tavern was in a mess, with many bottles, cups and dishes scattered on the floor. Almost all the guests who were drinking and eating had left. There were only three tables of people left inside, shouting and drinking. Ai Jia
in it.
There were two burly men standing behind her, their big palms pressed down on her shoulders, making it difficult for her to move. Sitting on her left and right sides was a man in his thirties, who occasionally moved his hands on her with a playful smile while talking and laughing.
Feet, it can be seen that although the expression on Ai Jia's face is calm, she is just pretending to be calm, and is actually holding back.
"If you are drinking and want to find a woman to accompany you, you should go to a brothel instead of targeting my people." Tang Yin said loudly with a smile as he walked towards them.
The big man at the three tables, more than 20 people, heard this and turned their heads. The person closest to him was a handsome young man in his twenties, with fair face. Behind him, there were also a group of captains and captains of the Second Corps. No need to ask.
, they have guessed the identity of the visitor.
The man on Ai Jia's left sneered and asked deliberately: "Who are you?"
"Tang Yin!" Tang Yin said with a smile.
"Oh! So you are Tang Yin!" The man pretended to suddenly realize it, and said with a strange smile: "I know you, aren't you the pretty boy who had an affair with Wu Mei?"
"Ha ha--"
As soon as these words came out, the big men present burst into laughter.
The expressions on the faces of Deng Mingyang and others were extremely ugly. Their immediate boss was laughed at in public, which made them feel more embarrassed than beating them up.
Tang Yin's expression did not change, and the smile on his face did not diminish, but instead became stronger.
He walked up to the big man with a smile. When he continued to approach, the big men at the other two tables stood up and stared at him coldly.
"It's okay!" The big man waved his hands nonchalantly and said with a smile: "He's just a pretty boy, why are you so nervous?!"