Han Yanxuan took in Zhao Fang's careless expression quietly, and did not warn Zhao Fang not to take the initiative to provoke Ye Qing, so as not to ask for trouble when he got it.

In short, he also had a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that in the upcoming battle, it would be okay to test Ye Qing, not to mention that Ye Qing put the two thousand kinds of flower army outside Lin'an City without saying anything, obviously for him to see Han Yanxuan.

Therefore, if Zhao Fang can give Ye Qing a dismount before he comes to Zhenjiang Mansion, then it can naturally be regarded as an additional gain.

However, he didn't have much hope for this, Ye Qing was able to be alone, helpless in Lin'an, from a small forbidden army to today's high position, obviously not in vain.

What's more, just relying on the promotion of Emperor Gaozong and the appreciation of the current Emperor Zhao Yan, what can get to this point today must be because of his extraordinary scheming and forbearance.

And over the years, he has watched by himself, and he has risen above the court like himself, and even faintly has the meaning of overshadowing himself.

Shi Miyuan is not afraid after all, this is the definition that Han Yanxuan gave Shi Miyuan in his heart, so at this moment in his heart, Ye Qing is the biggest opponent he wants to lean into the court in the future.

Here, Han Yanxuan was making some calculations in his heart against the map, and Ye Qing over there chatted with the pottery from time to time, or discussed the next political affairs on Huainan East Road with Xiao Zhen and Shen Mu who came over.

Jia Shi was always talking on the side, and finally after the hearty laughter of several people stopped, he hesitated and said, "My lord, do you want to explore the road to Zhenjiang in advance?" ”

"No need, isn't Zhong Silkworm rushing back from Jingzhao Mansion tomorrow? Don't run to me these days, and rest at home for a few days, or your father will blame me again. Now Ling Zun is the vice president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce who holds real power, and I can't afford to mess with it now. Ye Qing smiled and joked to Jia Shedao.

Jia Shi scratched his head in embarrassment and embarrassment, and then without waiting for him to speak, after Ye Qing started, Xiao Zhen and Shen Mu, including Tao, began to make fun of Jia She.

The year before last, Jia Wei had set up a family affair for Jia She, and he wanted to marry him immediately after he returned from going to Liao with Ye Qing, but obviously they didn't expect that Jia Shi and Ye Qing would go north this time, and it would take a year and a half to leave, so the yellow flower girls of the family were about to become old girls, and they finally looked forward to Jia She's return to Yangzhou.

So before going to Shouchun Mansion a few days ago, Jia Wei didn't dare to discuss with Ye Qing, so he had to discuss with Yan Chengcheng first, and then let Jia Shi hastily handle the marriage.

"How's it going? Your kid has now changed from a boy to a man overnight, do you feel the beauty of a woman? Xiao Zhen joked informally, at this moment, he was already a red-faced and helpless Jia She.

When he went to the battlefield to kill the enemy, even in the face of cavalry stronger than himself, Jia Shi would not be afraid, and dared to carry a knife to rush and kill, but now in the face of Xiao Zhen's words, he couldn't find a way to get rid of the embarrassment.

"Bring your little daughter-in-law over one day and let the old man quietly see if she is a good woman who can give birth to a male baby for your Jia family." Pottery usually has the virtue of a ruffian pottery, obviously he is a full eunuch, but he always likes to call himself an old man.

Jia Shi couldn't do anything with Xiao Zhen, but there was still a little way to take the pottery, and he rolled his eyelids and said angrily: "Mr. Tao, my daughter-in-law gave birth to a boy and a girl, and Lord Ye said that it was a man's business, not a woman's belly." Besides, it's up to you ....... ”

"You kid returned the dagger I just gave you, the old man doesn't plan to give it to you, your kid's mouth is so poisonous? Although the old man was a eunuch in his early years, don't forget that the old man was in the palace back then...... Forget it, the hero doesn't mention the courage of the year. Tao said as he made a gesture to search Jia She's body to get back the dagger he had just sent.

"Are you still a good man?" Jia Shi was not polite at all, and finally he was no longer embarrassed, and after getting Ye Qing's approval, he ran out after speaking, provoking the pottery behind him to scold the rabbit cub for being eaten by a dog.

Seeing Jia She's appearance of making a face at him after running out of the study, Tao didn't forget to admonish: "That dagger has been with the old man for a lifetime, you care about me." ”

"Don't worry, this dagger is with me, I promise it won't be lonely." Jia Shi said in a loud voice.

Ye Qing kept laughing and didn't say anything, but after Jia Shi left, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and he and Xiao Zhen continued to talk about the next things, and their hearts began to become a little absent-minded.

He knows and agrees with Jia She's marriage, and even he is a little more immortal than pottery, that is, he also knows that Jia Shi will inevitably have a girl, and then give birth to a boy.

Even if you ask Ye Qing Ye Qing to pinch his fingers, brush his beard, and mutter a few words in an unfathomable manner, he can still deduce that Jia She's daughter will eventually become Jia Guifei of the Great Song Dynasty, and it is precisely because of his sister's light that his son has been out of control in the court since then, and finally became a generation of power ministers, named: Jia Rudao.

After staying in Yangzhou for five more days, Ye Qing officially stepped into the boundaries of Zhenjiang Mansion on the afternoon of August 14 in the second year of Shaoxi, so that he arrived at Liangzhejiang West Road within the time specified by the imperial court.

From Yangzhou to Zhenjiang Mansion, Jia Shi only led two hundred guards to follow Ye Qing, and as for the 1,000 kinds of Hua family army and Zhong Silkworm, where they are now, he doesn't know, and even he only knows that Zhong Silkworm returned to Yangzhou two days ago, and then where he went next and what he did, he didn't know anything.

Jia She's curiosity is extremely low, and he knows his responsibilities and identity very well, so he has always held an attitude of ignoring some rather obscure things, and he is just responsible for Ye with all his heart along the way

Green thoughtfulness.

After entering the territory of Zhenjiang Mansion, Jia Shi became extremely cautious and cautious, plus they were already close to Dantu County, which was very close to Zhenjiang Mansion, looking at the mountain range called Ning Zhen Mountain, Jia Shi always felt as if something was wrong.

The scorching August sun scorched the whole earth, and even the lush Ningzhen Mountain in front of him looked a little wilted, and the lifeless greenery was full of life, but it could not bring even a trace of coolness.

The spring water flowed under his feet, making a clear sound, and several fish of different sizes were frightened away by a group of them in the crystal clear water, and they did not plan to enter Dantu County, but went directly to Ye Qing of Yangzhou from the official road, looked at Ningzhen Mountain behind him, pointed to a flat place at the foot of the mountain, and signaled to rest here before hurrying.

Jia Shi took the order and left, and the personal guards of the two hundred people were assigned different duties by him, and even he was careful, and scattered dozens of people around as the marching scouts of the army, even in the dense mountains and forests behind him, Jia Shi did not let go.

"Your Excellency......." Jia She, who had arranged everything, handed the water bag to Ye Qing with a sweaty head, and then looked around and muttered: "I always feel that something is wrong, especially when crossing the river, the last general feels as if someone has been secretly staring at us." If you want to rest for a while, just leave here immediately, Ning Zhenshan looks weird. ”

After the first battle of Guanshan, Ye Qing became more and more "golden" in their eyes, and now whether it is Jia She, their personal guards, or officials from all walks of life in the Northland, etc., they have all realized the importance of Ye Qing's backbone, and at the same time, they have to admit that if Ye Qing has an accident, the entire northern land will probably be wiped out immediately in a short period of time, and there will not even be any scum left that has been eaten away by the Jin people and the Xia people.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Ye Qing returned the water bag to Jia She, looked at the sunlight above his head, and said, "You should be able to get to Zhenjiang Mansion ...... before dark." ”

Before Ye Qing finished speaking, a scout ran over and said to Ye Qingyu, "My lord, General Zhong asks to see you." ”

"Zhong silkworm?" Jia She's eyebrows instantly rose, along the way, he protected Ye Qing's thoughtfulness alone, so that he was already under great pressure, and now that he knew that Zhong Silkworm finally appeared, Jia Shi naturally felt that the pressure on his shoulders was much less.

One more person will accompany him to protect Ye Qing, as far as he is concerned, he doesn't have to spread his limited manpower too much, and he can completely calmly arrange around Ye Qing to protect it.

With Ye Qing's nod, the scout immediately turned to leave, Jia She's face was full of joy, and he said with some excitement: "It's okay now, the last general doesn't have to be distracted anymore, just take care of the surroundings of the adults, and let Zhong Silkworm do the peripheral things." ”

"Now it's in my Great Song Dynasty, are you so nervous? It's like a war. Ye Qing said with a smile.

Jia Shi shook his head again and again, and retorted: "That's not good, the last general can't afford to be responsible for this poor guard, if something goes wrong, even if you don't pursue it, Lord Xiao Zhenxiao, as well as Lord Yu Yunwen, Lord Xin Qiji, etc., I'm afraid that he will directly chop up the last general and feed it to the dog." ”

There was a noisy sound of footsteps not far away, and I saw that under the guidance of the scout just now, Zhong Silkworm was walking towards them with several soldiers, and in the crowd, there was also a man who was tied up with five flowers and looked very honest.

There was not much blood on Zhong Silkworm's body, but there were still some fresh blood stains on the bodies of the soldiers in front of him.

Everyone who walked over together was sweaty and embarrassed, especially the extremely sturdy and honest man who was bound, and when he got closer, he could clearly see that in addition to the sweat on his head, he was already soaked with sweat.

And the hemp rope tied to his body was tightly strapped into the flesh, so that his two arms could not do even a slight movement.

"Who?" Ye Qing gently pointed at the honest man with his chin, and asked Zhong Silkworm with a smug smile casually.

Jia Shi also looked at Zhong Silkworm for a while, and looked at the man with an honest expression for a while, and asked, "Golden scout?" ”

"I don't know, my mouth is very hard, and I refuse to speak." Zhong Silkworm shrugged his shoulders, and then kicked the knees of the honest man, who was originally standing straight, poofed, and knelt down in front of Ye Qing on the ground full of rubble.

Instantly wanted to struggle to get up, but before Zhong Silkworm could make any more moves, the soldier of the Flower Planter behind him hit his struggling head with a punch, and the honest man instantly lost his center of gravity and hit the ground directly.

"When you crossed the river, there were several rafts behind you, and the last generals were all picked, and they were all with guys, which didn't look like bandits, but like an army." Zhong Silkworm looked at his soldiers indifferently, grabbed the simple man's hair roughly, asked him to kneel in front of Ye Qing again, and continued: "Then the last general took the lead on the shore, and together with the others who arrived here in advance, they caught this goods, of course, the rest were thrown into the river by the last general to feed the fish." ”

Ye Qing smiled calmly, looking at the honest man who was holding his shoulders and kneeling on the ground and continuing to struggle, the corners of his eyes had become swollen at this time because of the punch from the flower planting army just now, which made his original honest appearance look a little hideous.

"Let him speak." Ye Qing smiled casually, and the branches in his hands were unconsciously scribbled on the ground.

Zhong Silkworm nodded, but instead of pulling out the rags stuffed in the honest man's mouth, he said to the soldier next to him, "Hurry up and take your stinky socks out of his mouth." ”

With the somewhat embarrassed soldier, he pulled out the broken socks in the honest man's mouth, only to see the honest man panting vigorously, and then snorted coldly: "If you want to kill Lao Tzu, you will never frown, but if you want Lao Tzu to speak, die this heart." ”

"So, you're coming at me?" Ye Qing's expression was still calm

Asked casually.

"Are you Ye Qing? If you are Ye Qing, Lao Tzu is coming at you. The honest man's eyes are obviously more domineering and hideous than his face.

"Yes, I'm Ye Qing." Ye Qing looked at the honest man who was still kneeling on the ground, his knees had been worn by the gravel on the ground, and there were slight traces of blood oozing out at the moment, and he continued to ask casually: "So you won't tell me, who asked you to come, right?" ”

"Even if you kill Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu won't say it." The honest man snorted coldly.

"It's not okay to kill you, the gains outweigh the losses, people will slander me Ye Qing to frame my colleagues, this matter can't be done, I'm not fooled." Ye Qing shook his head with a smile and said, and then he still had an easy-going smile on his face, and his tone became more easy-going and careless, but listening to the ears of the honest man, it made his hair stand on end and his scalp tingle: "Pull out the nails of his little fingers." ”

"Ye Qing, you dare to ......!" The honest man was stunned for a moment, and he struggled for a moment to get up and fight with Ye Qing, but at this time he was pressed to death, and at the same time as he spoke, the well-trained soldier of the Flower Planter took advantage of this opportunity to stuff the stinky socks into his mouth again.

Looking at the honest man's fierce struggle, but the soldiers of the Flower Plantation Family, at this time, three people held him down, and the other person's hand had reached out to his fingers that were tied behind his back.

"Your Excellency......." Zhong Silkworm whispered in front of Ye Qing: "I'm afraid this thing is not too small, so you are not afraid of ......." ”

"It doesn't matter if Han Yanxuan did it or not, but people have sent the gifts to you, is it appropriate for you not to accept them?" Ye Qing said with a chuckle, and the honest man kneeling in front of him opposite was his eyes red at the moment, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from his forehead, and then rolled down his cheeks.

Zhong Silkworm nodded, since Ye Qing said so, of course he had no opinion, and he wished he could take this opportunity to give Han Yanxuan a dismissal.

And these people have wanted to do it since the river, if they hadn't seen the opportunity early, I'm afraid that Lord Ye would have been like a chicken in the soup, and he would have taken the lead in escaping for his life on the river, instead of being as leisurely as he is now.

In fact, it is very simple to guess that the honest man in front of him must have a great relationship with Han Yanxuan, otherwise, how could the timing be so good, and he can gather so many people to deal with himself in the area of Zhenjiang Mansion, this is obviously not the number of bandits, there are both waterways and land routes, ordinary bandits do not have this ability at all, not to mention that Ye Qing has two hundred guards by his side, and the bandits will not be stupid to touch the mold.

Therefore, only a few generals who are in the same party as Han Yanxuan, some people who are not convinced by Ye Qing, or subordinates who are unhappy with Han Yanxuan, will think of taking the opportunity of Ye Qing to enter the territory of Zhenjiang Mansion and give Ye Qing a disadvantage.

Returning to the Song Realm, although the means of using knives and guns are inferior, if it can achieve good results, Han Yanxuan will never mind, not to mention, if Ye Qing dares to take the opportunity to kill Zhao Fang, then he will have more reason to attack Ye Qing's disobedience above the court.

For Han Yanxuan, it was just the loss of a commander, but for Ye Qing, the loss was more than that, after all, the crime of killing his colleagues was almost the same as rebellion at this delicate moment.

Zhao Fang, who was stuffed with torn socks in his mouth, was angry at the moment, his face was red, his ears were red, and his neck and forehead were even more bruised.

I only felt that the pain of drilling the heart instantly spread from the hand to the bones, whether it was because the hands were tied behind the back or not, but with the pain that was just the little finger at the beginning, at this time, it made Zhao Fang feel that the whole hand seemed to be in a sharp pain that drilled the heart, as if the hand behind his back was no longer his own, only the pain of drilling the heart and eating the bones belonged to him.

It was like someone holding a long needle, from his fingers, along the bones all the way to his heart, the unbearable pain covered all the nerves in his body, making Zhao Fang's whole person tremble involuntarily because of the pain.

"Don't you say it yet?" In Zhao Fang's whining voice, Ye Qing still asked calmly.

Zhao Fang was eager to step forward and bite Ye Qing, but he was helplessly pressed by others, and he couldn't move at all.

Ye Qing didn't signal Zhong Silkworm to take off the rags in Zhao Fang's mouth, looked up at the hot sun that was slanting westward, squinted his eyes, and said lightly with a hint of enjoyment: "Anyway, there is time, let's pull out the nails of the little toe." ”

Zhao Fang's pupils contracted sharply in an instant, and his red eyes were full of anger, and behind the anger was the fear of being exposed.

He was not afraid of death, he was not afraid of being beheaded, but he was really afraid of this inhuman torture, physical pain and torture, far more than a painful execution, to make him feel afraid.

"You don't know that before I became the pacification envoy of Huainan East Road, I was sent by the imperial court to Dali Temple to serve as Zuo Shaoqing, right? Of course, if you think that Dali Temple is still a little close, then you should know about the Imperial City Division, right? Ye Qingxiao looked at Zhao Fang's face that began to become distorted, easily took the fishing rod that Jia Shi had just looked at made of thin branches, took the sharp but rough hook, ignored the earthworm handed over by Jia She, got up from the stone and walked to the river at the foot of the mountain, and said loudly without looking back: "Don't say who he is, just cut off a small piece of your tongue, don't be too big, it's too big for the fish to eat." ”

"Okay, the last general knows." Zhong Silkworm looked at Jia Shi with a smile.

"Daggers are going to come in handy so quickly? Just try to be sharp or not and see if that guy is lying to me. Jia Shi took out the dagger given to him by pottery from his arms, and followed Zhong Silkworm to Zhao Fang.

The rag was still stuffed in Zhao Fang's mouth, his cheek was pinched hard by Zhong Silkworm, and the bright and sharp dagger in Jia She's hand was shining with cold light at this time, which was extremely terrifying.