231. Chapter 231 It’s done with just one vote

Author: Dongchen Yuanxiu

Chapter 231 It’s done with just one vote

At the camp gate.

Zhang Jinyu scolded angrily. Ning Bian was stunned, so he had to explain the matter briefly.

"Can the supplies of the fleet be transported from Yunyang County to the grassland by Beimang Mountain? I also know who is behind the Yunyang County border troops."

Ningbian immediately thought of Beijing Wang Shuirong. Furthermore, where the Zhen family's destination was, it also meant that the Zhen family and Beijing Wang Shuirong were in the same group.

That would be difficult to handle.

"Master Marquis, please consider it in the long run. Can Wang Shuirong of Beijing not be easily offended?"

"That's not true."

Zhang Jinyu was not a fool either, and went to provoke those thorns for no reason, but the Zhen family wanted to test it out and see who was supporting it, and whether or not they wanted to make a decision.

"I said, can we make a bureau and attack the east?"

Ningbian's reaction was not slow. He knew if he could find an excuse. After thinking about it, he thought it would work and asked;

"Master Marquis, do you want to play the trick of the horse bandits outside the customs, or are you afraid of being discovered?"

Zhang Jinyu thought for a while and then expressed his thoughts.

It's so dark that you can't see clearly. Let your people pretend to be horse bandits, mix with your own team, and then put on a show when they get to the place. To be on the safe side, first send people to pick up in front of the pier, pretending to be horse bandit soldiers, at the pier.

When something goes wrong, just evacuate to the meeting point ahead to change clothes and then come back.

But if I want to fish in troubled waters and directly control the dock to seize the Dong Zhen family's fleet, then it will be up to them to decide what to do.

Did Ning Bian suddenly realize that if he had gained the initiative, would the Zhen family really submit?

"Master Marquis, I am thinking about it. Since the Zhen family's fleet came to the capital overnight, please tell me that there is no one from the capital to meet the Zhen family at the dock. I really don't believe it. When that happens, what can I do?"

Zhang Jinyu sneered and said;

"Then it depends on whether they look at it. If nothing can be done, it can be said that this is what their fate is."

When you hear the cruel words of the Marquis, your heart will turn red, and your legs will be weak.

"Master Marquis, if this is indeed foolproof, when will we take action?"

Zhang Jinyu looked at the eastern sky.

The night is already very deep.

The ship that has docked does not know what is happening now.

"Immediately ask the Pioneer Battalion to prepare 5,000 men and horses, and then let Duan Hong choose a few clever ones to mix in the team and pretend to be horse bandits, and then let the 500 men go to the front of the dock to wait for the response."

"No, Lord."

Immediately, Ningbian led people to the main camp, and then blew the rally horn, and all the battalions gathered urgently and were on standby.

The people from the Imperial City Division who were on duty at the east city gate felt something was wrong when they heard the sound. How could the trumpet sound be blown in the camp so late? Maybe something had happened.

Looking at the people standing guard in the Army and Horse Division in the opposite direction, they were all standing there snoring, so they had no hope, so they had to put away their spears, and then went into the Tibetan Army Cave to report to the adults on duty.

Hundreds of households came out and listened carefully. In the quiet night, it was easy to hear the sound of horns gathering in the military camp not far away. Moreover, even if there were no cavalry, they had no idea what the border troops were doing outside the pass.

After thinking about it, Si Baihu in the Imperial City felt something was wrong, so he went to the inn behind him to find his friend Shen Qianhu in fear of something happening.

The courtyard door of the inn is very open and the main room door is unlocked. The shopkeepers all know that this is where the officers of the Military and Horse Division and the Imperial City Division rest. If anything happens, the team leaders on duty at the city gate will come here to apply.

, rules were formed over time, and of course no one came here to cause trouble without foresight. The inn has always stood tall in this prosperous area, and it depends on that.

After entering the yard, he went straight to the attic hall, and on the second floor, in the first big room, Baihu gently knocked on the door and shouted in a low voice;

"Master Shen, Master Shen, I am humble enough to report something to you."

Shen Baoan was lying on the bed, blinking dimly. He heard a knock on the door, wondering if there was something going on at the city gate, but he didn't even blink at it so late.

He said angrily,

"I know, wait for Dong."

"No sir."

Baihu also knew that the master was in a bad mood and stood silently outside the door without saying a word.

Shen Baoan got up and put on his clothes. He took out his thick coat and put it on himself. Did he really suffer in such a cold day? He opened the door and called Baihu in and asked;

"Tell me, what happened? There is a foreign military camp outside. If something really happened, why don't they give us a warning first?"

"My lord is wise, there is indeed some movement in their camp. Just now the sound of rallying horns came from the camp, and it sounds like a large group of cavalry is gathering people."

Baihu told the sound and guess he heard. Naturally, Shen Baoan would not doubt Dong Dong's guess. After all, he was an old man from the Imperial City. After so many years here, he could tell the difference even from the sound of footsteps. who.

There is movement among the border troops outside the pass. Could it be that Lord Hou Dong led his army to leave the pass and returned to the pass overnight? Isn't it possible? The Ministry of War did not have an order to transfer to the east. Furthermore, the imperial court asked if it had issued an order. Did the Imperial City Secretary know first? Is it possible? There was no movement at all. So it seems that the Marquis of Luo Yun had secretly launched an army outside.

Shen Baoan knew that something would happen if he mobilized troops late at night. It could be big or small, but the Marquis was too careless.

"Okay, I got it. Keep your mouth shut about tomorrow night. When they ask, they say they don't know. Do you understand?"

"Sir, I know this from my humble position."

Did Baihu immediately react and see that Master Qianhu was so careful? Didn't he dare to get involved casually? He didn't know how he died.

Seeing that Zu Dong was so knowledgeable, Shen Baoan's expression became a little better and he said:

"Guarding the door, please guard the door. Please don't let the army enter the city at night. Please don't hear me. Please don't the Marquis himself bring his personal guards into the city, just turn a blind eye. As for the others, except Mr. Ge, Come in person, otherwise no one will open it, but it will be bright and red."

"No, I will remember your teachings."

Only then did Baihu know that the power behind Marquis Luo Yun was even asking the Imperial City Department to give him face, so they became even more frightened.

Seeing that the difference was good, Shen Baoan didn't say much, so he took out ten taels of silver from his pocket and handed it over, giving it to the brothers who were on duty at night. They went to the east of the building to have a bowl of soup noodles to warm themselves up.

The hundred households were a little flattered, and they repeatedly urged Na Cai to carefully accept the gift, and then respectfully retreated to the east.

After the people left, Shen Baoan opened the window on the second floor to see what happened to the border troops outside the city. Could it be that the more he did, the less likely it would be to investigate at that time, otherwise he might be killed.

Zhang Jinyu had gathered five thousand men and horses, who were already in the saddle, put on their armor, and were ready to go.

"Master Marquis, the troops have been assembled,"

"Okay, I don't want to run fast. I'll take a trot and take a longer detour to the past."

"No, Lord Marquis. The whole army obeys the order, march eastward and then circle north and west."

Ningbian led the large group of troops and trotted away eastward. Zhang Jinyu followed behind with his personal guards. Then they got farther away and began to accelerate northward.

"Drive, drive."

The rumble of horse hooves then became louder.

And outside the west city gate,

Northwest of Anhu,

The largest pier in Beijing,

The lights are brightly lit, and the shadows of people inside and outside the pier are twinkling. This pier is more like a market town than a pier.

Residents, restaurants, inns, brothels, various shops and markets, many residents have formed small residences here.

There is the Caoyun Yamen military camp outside. There are not many guards here, and of course the soldiers and horses department and the imperial city department are also indispensable.

There are all kinds of people coming and going at the pier, and there are a lot of complicated people. Of course, spies from all over the place are indispensable.

The chief steward of the Zhen family, Qiao Yuehong, had arrived at the pier long ago, but had not received an order from the chief steward of the Zhen family. No one was allowed to take over the ship, otherwise he would be beaten to death with a stick.

So in the evening,

Naturally, no one from the Zhen family's fleet docked at the port.

Perhaps the people in the water transport yamen were not clear about it, so the dock guard general Lu Guangju came with the water transport guards to ask what was going on.

"Whose ship is it? Is it carrying anything to the capital?"

Xu Jinglian, one of the stewards of the fleet, went to bring the escort from the shipowner who was transporting water. He took the banknotes and wine and stuffed them into the legs of the garrison general Lu Guangju, and said with a smile;

"General, we are all our own people, so the Jinling Zhen family's fleet will temporarily dock on the east coast and bring some specialties from the south of the Yangtze River to the prince."

Lu Guangju stretched out his legs and touched the banknotes in his legs. Looking at the size and thickness, he was naturally a little surprised. There were so many, including a thousand taels of silver.

When I saw that there were many canal transport ships escorting me, I felt more at ease. When I heard about the prince, I naturally backed down. I took a look at the huge fleet and knew that it was not easy to mess with, so I replied;

"Well, I understand. If you want to unload cargo on a large scale, please go to the water transport yamen and report it."

Xu Jing, the steward of the Zhen family, promised Donglai, and quickly took a small oil paper parcel from the leg of the boy behind him, which contained good Jiangnan black tea.

"You know, I'm just passing by. Is there some good Jiangnan specialties at the General's place? You can take them back and taste them slowly. I'm sorry to bother you to make the trip."

Lu Guangju also knew in his heart that the fleet was definitely a fat fish, but it was too big to move. He opened the oil paper in his legs and smelled the stuff carefully. It was so fragrant. Jiangnan has good black tea. Is it a rare thing? He quickly collected it and watched it.

The steward nodded at one glance and said.

"Okay, that's good. When are you leaving?"
To be continued...