On the tenth day of the first lunar month, just after dawn, Wang Manqiu's convoy set off. Unfortunately, I waited at the south gate of Jiangning City for nearly half an hour, but I didn't see the intention of the city gate official to open the door. If only the gates had been opened early in the past, since the first rebels had been seen. The entire city of Jiangning began to be taken over by the army.

It was really a house leak that happened to rain overnight, and after winter, I heard that as soon as the Nanyi army withdrew, the victims from all over the south of the Yangtze River poured in, and the rebels who rose up from all over the country also sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. As the largest economic and political center in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangning has borne the brunt of the disaster victims in various places.

Therefore, it is difficult to say when the city gates will be opened after the military administration. Seeing that the sun was about to rise, and the two-day journey was expected to be delayed, Wang Manqiu was not in a hurry at this time, it was three days to go early and late, so it was better to make up for sleep in the car and then make plans.

This time, Wang Manqiu took a total of six people out, with few people and small goals. Shangguan Feixue and Xiaojiao must be brought, one has high martial arts and the other has a keen sense of smell, I really didn't treat Xiaojiao as a dog, but she is really better than a dog. This is the conclusion that Wang Manqiu came to after doing an experiment on smelling and recognizing people for her. Wang Ke insisted on going, but Wang Manqiu didn't agree, her three-legged cat's kung fu was not as good as herself, and it was a burden to bring it.

The other four people all have a bit of martial arts foundation, which is naturally worse than Shangguan Feixue, but slightly better than Wang Manqiu. Among them is the fat aunt last time, her shadowless feet, and the soul dissipation palm is good.

And everyone has a short gun, and if it weren't for the limited number of guns, I would have had seven or eight for each person. This single-shot firearm has a slow ammunition velocity and limited firepower. This is also the reason why Wang Manqiu set off a day late, it took a day just to teach these people to practice guns, but fortunately, the two people brought in them have a bit of sharpshooter potential. It's almost time to catch up with Lao Tzu.

When it was close to noon, there were more and more people in and out of the city who wanted to enter and leave the city, and there was a lot of noise. Some of the sergeants even started beating people.

Wang Manqiu was waiting impatiently, and was about to get out of the car and walk around, looking for a way to get out. Inadvertently saw an acquaintance from a distance, standing on top of the city tower and facing the sky, secretly laughing in his heart, the safety of Jiangning City, the safety of Dahua, how can you ask for it casually?

Since he met an acquaintance, Wang Manqiu had no reason not to talk to him, let alone the first bad friend he met after coming to Jiangning, otherwise he couldn't be called a confidant?

"Brother Zhang, what are you talking about? How did you get involved in janitorial work? Wang Manqiu greeted him kindly, but he never thought that this was to reveal Zhang Junbao's scars.

I owe this drudgery to you, and last time I kindly sent a few enemy spies to see his grandfather, thinking that I would ask for some benefits. I never wanted to be said by the old man, the national disaster is the head, and the husband is responsible. was named a good man, so he became the official of this Jiupin City Gate. At this time, when he saw Wang Manqiu, he was angry.

"Who are you? Don't leave quickly. ”

Zhang Junbao has a dead face, full of officialdom. Wang Manqiu unconsciously gave birth to a cold sweat at him, how could people change like this. When Wang Manqiu saw him shivering in the cold wind in a green dress, he thought about what had happened in the past few days, and he understood a rough idea. But today for no reason, he suddenly did this, this is not like him. If the city gate is not opened on time, this guy should not have the courage, it seems that the problem will not be so simple.

Zhang Junbao proposed to let him wait under the city, and Wang Manqiu was a little reluctant, this guy is usually not like this, there are more and more homeless people outside the city, if there is no plan, a fool will not believe it. Why is he targeting these displaced people today? Wang Manqiu didn't think about the camp at all? He would have thought that there would be treason in these years.

"Brother Wang, come in and talk." Seeing that Wang Manqiu insisted repeatedly, Zhang Junbao had no choice but to call him into the arrow tower, and they knew each other too well about each other's virtues.

Zhang Junbao closed the door and said quietly: "I got the news last night that the Tenth Prince successfully usurped the throne, because he couldn't hold the imperial power in his hands, he wanted to get rid of Lord Liu. The southbound coalition forces are afraid that they will arrive soon. The city must be absolutely safe, and not too many displaced people should be allowed in. ”

"Is the information reliable?" Wang Manqiu always thought that the war would be far away from him. But now it seems like the sky is about to change.

"The news is absolutely reliable, and Jiang Ning seems to be unable to keep it. What are the plans of Brother Wang? ”

"I'm going to Huangshan to save my sister-in-law!"

"Brother Wang, if you don't mind, I'll accompany you on a trip. I don't want to wear this official uniform anymore, so I can't be sure that everyone is cursing me at this time. Zhang Junbao looked at the growing number of displaced people outside the city and said.

How can you think of abandoning the official and not doing it! There is a grandfather who is a big official, who is willful. Wang Manqiu said with emotion: "My trip is not an enviable beauty, Brother Zhang wants to visit the elegance of the scenery along the way, but I can't accompany him." I heard that the mountains and rivers on the way to the capital are magnificent, which is completely different from the beautiful scenery in the south of the Yangtze River. Brother Tai didn't want to go to the north to see. ”

Zhang Junbao said: "I don't plan to enjoy happiness, there are a lot of refugees along the way, I'm afraid that you won't be so easy to get to Huangshan." If the people are panicking, I will bring a few more sergeants with you, and maybe it will be much safer. ”

Wang Manqiu took the opportunity to complain: "Isn't it, now the world is not peaceful, I heard that there is a famine in many places, and there have been many incidents of people grabbing grain. ”

When Zhang Junbao heard such a horror, he sighed and said, "It's not peaceful anywhere, you should be more careful yourself." "But I secretly thought in my heart, you kid is right to ask for more blessings. I still won't go.

Xiaojiao said: "I see that there is nothing to worry about, this time we went to Huangshan, there is Sister Shangguan to protect our safety, not afraid at all, she is strong in martial arts, wise and brave, plus there are many good players in Wangjiabao around her, there will be no problems with the safety on the way." ”

This little girl came out of nowhere? Wang Manqiu understood after thinking about it, this girl must have recognized Zhang Junbao as well. So he replied to her, "I hope her martial arts can take care of both of us at the same time." ”

Zhang Junbao saw that he was an acquaintance, and he didn't know if she heard what she said just now. He also knows Xiaojiao's ways. So he pretended to be very profound and said: "The way of martial arts is endless, there are people outside the world, there are heavens outside the sky, no matter how powerful a person's martial arts are, there must be a lack of skills in this world." ”

Wang Manqiu said: "Even if you are the first in the world, what can you do? Two fists are hard to beat four hands, in front of thousands of troops. The power of one person is almost negligible. ”

Zhang Junbao said: "Even if you can't defeat thousands of troops, it shouldn't be difficult for a real master to save his life among thousands of troops." ”

Wang Manqiu said: "I have never seen such a master." "I secretly thought in my heart, fortunately, my Shangguan Feixue is such a master.

Zhang Junbao said: "Brother Wang, I wish you a smooth journey with this glass of wine, bring your sister-in-law back safely, and wait for your triumphant return." The younger brother personally arranged a table of wine banquets for you to catch the wind and wash the dust. ”

Wang Manqiu made a flattered look: "Thank you, Brother Zhang, for your words." Accompanied Zhang Junbao to drink this glass of wine, and was busy filling Zhang Junbao.

The two of them were blind for a while, and the haze in Zhang Junbao's heart has dissipated a lot these days. Wang Manqiu also took the opportunity to send Xiaojiao back to the house to prepare some meals.

Zhang Junbao said: "I don't know if you have heard a news?" ”

Wang Manqiu looked at him blankly.

Zhang Junbao said: "There has been a big incident in the Liu family in the south of the city in the past few days, and all the men in the house have been imprisoned, only Liu Gongzi is left, these **** are walking around looking for a way, and he is also planning to go out of the city to the south and say hello to his brother." ”

Wang Manqiu frowned, Liu Ruoying is also going to find her father and brother? Liufu, has she settled down or has something happened again? He didn't pay attention, he had been closed for the last two days, and he didn't pay attention to her family in a hurry that day.

Wang Manqiu said: "This is a big deal, I don't know when Liu Gongzi will leave the city?" ”

"I haven't heard it yet." Zhang Junbao said: "What is this big deal, I heard that the emperor is coming to Jiangning in a few days." That's the big thing. I'm afraid that Jiangning will not be peaceful again. ”

Wang Manqiu said: "How can the emperor not be peaceful when he comes?" ”

Zhang Junbao said: "The heart of the king is unpredictable. When this emperor was still the tenth prince, every time he came to Jiangning City to rest for a few days, he would take the women on the flower list one by one, you said that now that you are the emperor, those women still have a good life. ”

Wang Manqiu scolded secretly in his heart, what is this, now that the national disaster is at the head, the last thing Lao Tzu wants to hear is those things of the royal family, he is about to leave the city today, and he still hears such a dark side, and he doesn't let people have fun. The world is so big, it is all your royal back garden, it's really shameless.

It was almost noon, and a hot meal was delivered from the house. The group was hiding in the car to eat, just now Wang Manqiu had already thought of a way, he discussed with Zhang Junbao, and after finishing the meal, he dressed up as a sergeant and went out of the city.

Wang Yue held Shangguan Feixue and Wang Manqiu's hands in the car and kept talking, and burst into tears when he talked about his emotions. On the surface, it is difficult to give up, but in fact, they are all acting for others to see: "Little sister can't be saved, you two must not be in danger, if something happens to you, the sister will die of sadness." ”

Wang Manqiu found that Wang Ke did not come, and secretly sighed in his heart that this girl still had no conscience after all, and it was difficult for her to take such good care of her on weekdays. Thinking about Wang Ke's moody performance, he also took revenge on himself three times and twice, and it is not unusual for anything to happen to her.

Wang Yue stopped her tears and stretched out her hand, and Dajiao behind her handed her a dagger. Wang Yue took the dagger, held the scabbard with one hand, held the handle with the other, and slowly pulled out the dagger, the blade was dark, although it did not reveal too much edge, but the blade was sharp and thin, sharpening iron like clay. Wang Manqiu recognized this knife, it was the one he snatched from the Miao Jiang woman when he was kidnapped and left Jiangning.

Wang Yue said: "You go to Wangjiabao, I don't know how many dangers on the way, how can there be a lack of self-defense weapons around you, this knife is what you grabbed from the killer, Yue'er has been keeping it for you, and let the craftsman of the Tiangong Workshop make a scabbard with shark skin, you take this knife to Huangshan, if someone dares to disrespect the husband on the road, you can cut it first!" As soon as Wang Yue's words came out, everyone was shocked.

Rao is Shangguan Feixue is talented, and he can't help but be a little messy at this time.

This half day after Wang Manqiu left. The house has been very deserted, except for the little maid sweeping the floor, there is no one in the yard. Dajiao came to Wang Yue's bedroom and saw Wang Yue writing on Wang Manqiu's desk, so she stood in front of the window and coughed lightly.

Wang Yue didn't look up. Still writing unhurriedly, he said softly: "Since you're here, come in." ”

Dajiao walked in and said with a smile: "Sister Yue, today is very leisurely." ”

Wang Yue went straight to the point: "Hasn't there been any news all along?" When she finished, she put the pen on the pen holder. Wait until the ink on the letter paper is dry, then fold the letter paper and stuff it into the envelope, seal it with fire paint, and then stamp it with a copper seal.

Da Jiao nodded and stood aside and watched quietly, Wang Yue only raised his eyes at this time, and said softly: "If you go to the capital this time, if you can meet the coalition forces, give this letter to Lord Liu's entourage Liu Zhi." He knows how to do it! ”

Dajiao nodded: "Cheng!" "Put away Wang Yue's letter carefully.

Wang Yue pushed the wooden box that had been prepared in front of her: "Here are the things that have been prepared for you." ”

Dajiao has been waiting for this opportunity, overjoyed in her heart, and hurriedly reached out to take it. Wang Yue pressed the wooden box with his palm, stared at her with his eyes and said, "There are a few words I want to explain to you first." ”

Dajiao said: "Say! ”

Wang Yue said: "Personal feelings are always a trivial matter compared with the righteousness of the family and the country, if it is because of one's own selfishness and the two places fall into the flames of war, let the lives be ruined, and the people suffer, how can you bear it?" ”

Dajiao understood that Wang Yue was worried that Wang Manqiu would escape with Shangguan Feixue, which would likely cause civil strife in Dahua, so she smiled indifferently and said: "I understand what Sister Yue means, I will think about the consequences before I do anything." ”

Wang Yue pushed the wooden box in front of her and said softly: "You can take a closer look at the book inside, and you can ask me if there is anything you don't understand." There was a hesitant look in her beautiful eyes: "I don't know if it's wrong or right to help you." ”