Chapter 504: Going North to Supervise
At the fifth watch, before dawn, Sisi got up early to prepare for her husband, in fact, the luggage had been packed last night, but it needed to be carefully confirmed before departure.
Sisi put a box of ground tea powder into her husband's leather bag, this is Li Yanqing's favorite tea powder from Zhang Xiaoman's tea shop, and she can't do without it every day, Sisi is worried that Zhending Mansion can't buy this kind of tea powder.
At this time, Li Yanqing gently hugged the slender waist of her concubine from behind, although she was just a concubine in law, not a wife, but in Li Yanqing's heart, there was no difference between her and her wife.
Sisi leaned into her husband's arms and said softly, "You better take Qing'er with you!" She can take care of you, and she knows martial arts, and maybe she can help you solve the case. ”
"Qing'er stays to protect you, otherwise how can I rest assured that you are alone at home."
"I used to live alone, and besides, there was a magpie, and she would come over at night."
"We already talked about this matter last night, don't fight anymore."
Sisi nodded obediently, "Okay! Nafuro himself beware. ”
Li Yanqing said again: "In addition, Zhang Hu and Yang Guang will also stay.......
Sisi hurriedly waved his hand, "I don't need this, I'll go to Ah Gong for help if there is anything." ”
Li Yanqing said with a smile: "Zhang Hu's wife is already six months pregnant, he can't leave, he must stay in the capital, Yang Guang runs errands is very good, I will have three hundred soldiers, and two less people will have almost no effect on me." ”
Zhang Hu's wife Song is the cook in Li Yanqing's house, Zhang Hu already has two daughters, so he expects his wife to give him a son this time, so Li Yanqing left him to take care of his pregnant wife.
Although Yang Guang is relatively casual, he is extremely keen, and he is a rare scout master, while Zhang Hu is steady and smart, with the two of them in the house, Li Yanqing is much more relieved, after all, he has made a lot of enemies in the past few years, so he is also extra careful.
Sisi finally couldn't resist her husband's kindness, so she nodded and agreed.
At this time, a maid said in the courtyard: "Miss Hu is back." ”
Li Yanqing walked out of the door, only to see Hu Qing'er walking back quickly, she was full of energy, her steps were brisk, although she hadn't slept all night, she didn't feel sleepy at all.
"Hasn't my brother left yet?"
"I'll leave when you get back."
Li Yanqing asked with a smile: "Is the thing done?" ”
"Of course it's done, and everything goes well."
"How many of them?"
"They're all at the gate!"
Hu Qing'er yawned for a long time, "I'm sleepy, let's sleep for a while, brother, I won't send it away." ”
"This damn girl, you still expect her to help you get things!" Sisi feigned.
"I don't need her to take it, just three bags, I can take it myself!"
Li Yanqing picked up a big bag on his back, and walked out of the mansion with a bag in each hand, Sisi also picked up her husband's horse bag, Hu Qing'er stuck out her tongue, slipped out again, took the horse bag in Sisi's hand and walked outside the mansion gate.
Tie Zhu and Li Yanshou had already gone back to sleep, and Zhang Hu and the four of them were sitting at the door chatting, and when they saw the master coming out, they hurriedly stepped forward to help with the bag.
Li Yanqing said to Zhang Hu and Yang Guang: "After I leave, the safety of the house will be handed over to you." ”
Zhang Hu bowed solemnly and said, "Please rest assured, we will definitely increase our vigilance." ”
Li Yanqing saw Yang Guang's face hanging, and knocked him on the head again, "Don't forget what I told you." ”
Yang Guang hugged his head and muttered, "I'll go to Daxiangguo Temple, I won't make a mistake." ”
"Sleep brightly at night, and I'll reward you when you come back."
Li Yanqing explained a few more words to the two of them, and then he turned over and got on the horse, he waved his hand to Sisi and Hu Qing'er, "I'll go first." ”
"Husband, pay attention to your body!"
"Have a good trip, big brother!"
Li Yanqing urged the war horse, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying followed on horseback, and the three of them galloped towards the direction of the military prison.
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An hour later, Li Yanqing completed the formalities at the military prison center, and the three supervision teams each left the capital under the escort of 100 cavalrymen and headed for Hebei.
Not long after Li Yanqing left the capital, a large group of officials from Kaifeng Mansion and Dali Temple came in front of Song Jiang's mansion, and the old couple guarding the mansion opened the door tremblingly, they saw that there were officials standing outside, and they were so frightened that they almost fainted, and the old man said in a trembling voice: "My family.... The lord is not here! ”
Dali Temple Zheng Zhao Shu said sharply: "I was ordered to come to search, please go to the side, don't interfere with official business!" ”
The old couple flashed to the side, the door was pushed open, and nearly a hundred servants swarmed in......
Yang Guang, who was hiding in the opposite restaurant for breakfast, was sitting in front of the window on the second floor, he saw that a large group of officials surrounded Song Jiang's mansion, and had already rushed in, so he gnawed off the buns in his hand in two or three bites, and drank a bowl of noodle porridge to the bottom. ”
After a short time, he hurried downstairs and got into an ox cart, which soon drove out of the east city.
There is a Yuncheng inn three miles outside the east city gate, covering a large area, there is a livestock shed in the backyard, which can be used for hundreds of mules for a large caravan to stay, this inn used to be the intelligence base of the Liangshan army in the capital, and Dai Zong is here all the year round.
Dai Zong's duty is not only to obtain intelligence, but also to buy medicines and other scarce materials, or sell the loot to the black market in the capital, although the Liangshan army has been disbanded, but this inn is still Dai Zong's personal property, is the contact point for the Liangshan brothers, but the master Dai Zong is not in the capital, he was named a partial general, and is currently participating in the battle to exterminate Fangla in Jiangnan.
The shopkeeper is called Dai Xun, about fifty years old, Dai Zong's uncle, and he was also the intelligence commander of Liangshan back then.
Dyson was sitting at the counter napping when suddenly a throwing knife shot in, 'Click! Nail on the wooden pillar next to Dai Xun, he was startled, he hurriedly ran to the door to check, there was no one outside, he closed the door, turned around and pulled out the flying knife, there was a note on the flying knife, he opened the note, there was only one sentence on it: 'Dali Temple and Kaifeng Mansion are searching the Song Gong Mansion and are about to arrest Song Gong! ’
Dai Xun's face turned pale, and he hurriedly shouted: "Goro Rokuro, come quickly!" ”
The two men ran over, and Dai Xun told the two to go into the city immediately to inquire about the situation of Song Jiang's mansion, and he wrote a pigeon letter at the same time, if Song Jiang's mansion was really seized by the government, he would inform Song Jiang.
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Li Yanqing temporarily hung up the title of supervision envoy when he went north this time, he brought two deputies, namely Wang Zao and Zheng Yuren, two inspectors each brought an entourage, and three chief officials, Mo Jun, Liu Fang and Zhou Han, and then Li Yanqing's left and right guards Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying, a total of ten people, hired three ox carts, two ox carts to sit people, and another ox cart to transport their belongings.
There were still 100 cavalry escorting them north this time, but the 100 cavalry, like ox carts, ended their mission after escorting them to the south bank of the Yellow River and returned directly to the capital.
They walked for only two days before arriving at the Yellow River, which had long since been frozen and they had to cross it by sled.
The place of crossing the river is located in the territory of Baima County, here is the famous Baima Ferry, there are quite a lot of people who cross the Yellow River, most of them are businessmen who want to rush home in a hurry, so that the ferry is particularly lively, many people rent leather jackets and leather boots and cross the river directly.
But Li Yanqing and they can't, they have too much luggage, they can only rely on large sleds, a group of people are standing in an open space waiting, there are dozens of big boxes stacked next to them, Zhang Ying and Zhang Bao have already gone to find the sled, surrounded by a white expanse, the cold wind is howling, and everyone is shivering.
Supervising the imperial history Wang Zao is about forty years old, his health is not very good, he looks like a large bean sprout, this time the north supervision is too hasty, the treatment is not very good, he is really a little unhappy, complaining all the way.
"I'm a dignified seven-rank superintendent of the imperial history, and I still have to endure the cold wind in the ice and snow, where did the magistrates die?"
Zheng Yuren is ten years younger than him, dark-skinned, much stronger, although he is honest in appearance, but the city is very deep, he rarely speaks, no one knows what he is thinking, and the complaints of his colleagues, he just laughed twice and did not react.
Mo Jun said with a smile on the side: "It should be that Baima County has not received the news, otherwise where would they dare to neglect the supervision of the imperial history!" ”
Someone responded, Wang Zao's resentment was even heavier, and he said hatefully: "The court is also inconsiderate of our difficulties, and actually let us investigate the case in the New Year, and everyone will rest in the New Year, who will cooperate with us in investigating the case?" ”
Li Yanqing ignored him, he didn't like this Wang Zao very much, he relied on his qualifications for more than ten years in the Yushitai all day long and didn't put everyone in his eyes, and he actually put up a fight when talking to himself, and couldn't tell who was right and who was deputy, this kind of person is the thorn in the team, and it is they who destroy unity.
At this time, Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying came galloping on horseback, followed by a cart, there were five sleighs pulled by mules, and two donkey carts for transporting goods, Zhang Bao ran to Li Yanqing and bowed down to salute, "Qi Yu Shi, we have rented five big sleds and two donkey carts, and we can cross the Yellow River at any time!" ”
Li Yanqing turned back to the crowd: "Everyone put the items on the donkey cart, let's go sled!" ”
Everyone suddenly had the spirit, and quickly put the big bags and small bags on the donkey cart, followed by Zhang Bao and Zhang Ying, and the others got on the sleigh one after another, and even Li Yanqing no longer rode the horse, he handed the horse to Zhang Ying, and got on a big sled himself.
"Let's go!" The coachman flicked his whip and drove the sleigh towards the Yellow River.
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