The help Zhang Bao went to find was Chen Qing's intelligence station in Lin'an. Yue Lei and his party had no relatives in Lin'an, and no officials were willing to help them. Entering the Academy in Xiangyang even betrayed Yue Lei's detailed appearance. Thinking about it
They had to ask Chen Qing's people to help them escape. This was Zhang Bao's suggestion, and Yue Lei agreed after hesitating.
Yue Lei was also excited and asked quickly: "Where are they?"
Zhang Bao said to the door: "General Wei, please come in!"
I saw a burly man walking in from the outside, clasping his fists and saluting Yue Lei, "I'm here, Wei Yanzong, deputy manager of the Lin'an Intelligence Station of the Western Army, please see Mr. Yue!"
Yue Lei quickly returned the salute, and asked with a puzzled smile: "What is the relationship between the intelligence station and Jinzouyuan?"
Wei Yanzong smiled slightly and said: "Our official organization is not called Jinzouyuan, but called the Liaison Office of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Department in Lin'an, or Sichuan-Shaanxi Office for short. The leader of it is Hu Yun, the special envoy of King Yong.
Our intelligence station is not an official organization, it is a scout station installed by the Western Army in Lin'an, and it is a secret spy. Lin'an Defense Commander Yang Yizhong wants to catch us and kill us all day long."
It turned out to be a spy. Yue Lei understood that this was the person he was looking for. He quickly bowed and saluted: "I am eager to leave Lin'an and return to Xiangyang. I beg General Wei for help!"
"Special Envoy Hu also asked us to help the young master leave. It is a trivial matter for us, but the young master should be more concerned about the news about your father!"
"Ah! What happened to my father?" Yue Lei asked anxiously.
"Your father has been put under house arrest in Dali Temple by the imperial court. He is currently living in a courtyard and is not allowed to go out. But please rest assured, young master, we will arrange Yue Dutong's life well. Although we cannot let him be free, we can at least prevent him from going out.
If you are disturbed, make sure you have enough food and clothing."
Yue Lei was moved in his heart and said in a choked voice: "You are the only one in Lin'an who is willing to help my father. You are so kind that you never say thank you. Yue Lei will remember it in my heart!"
"The key is that Mr.-in-law trusts us. Out of this trust, we should do our best to help!"
Speaking of this, Wei Yanzong glanced out the window and said: "We don't get on the boat from here, we go to the Qiantang River to take a boat!"
Next to him, Zhang Bao said with some worry: "If we take the sea route, it will take a lot of time!"
Wei Yanzong smiled slightly and said: "We will not take the sea route, but take the inland river to send you back to Xiangyang!"
At night, Wei Yanzong led a dozen of his subordinates and Yue Lei and five others to ride to the southwest. Wei Yanzong had been in Lin'an for several years and was very familiar with the various gray roads in Lin'an. Even though there were checkpoints on all official roads in Lin'an,
, the inspections are strict, but for real local snakes, these levels are useless.
Wei Yanzong led everyone through villages one after another. There were no checkpoints in the villages, and there were trails connecting the villages. When it got dark, everyone closed their doors. No one cared about what was going on outside. They actually walked around.
Passed the level.
If you are running in the wilderness, you will be easily discovered, but if you are walking in a village, you will be protected by dense buildings, so you are basically foolproof.
A group of cavalry ran for more than ten miles and came to the back of a village. Only then did Yue Lei suddenly realize that there was a big river here.
"This is the Qiantang River, Mr. Yue, get on the boat!"
Under the willow trees on the shore, there were more than thirty thousand-stone ships moored. Wei Yanzong and three of his men accompanied Yue Lei and his party on board one of the ships, while the rest of the men went back with their horses.
A businessman about forty years old and slightly fat came forward to greet him. Wei Yanzong smiled and introduced Yue Lei: "This is the purchasing manager of our Prince Yong's Mansion. His name is Lu Fan. He is the nephew of Lu Xiangguo. He is responsible for purchasing goods in the south of the Yangtze River."
Purchase supplies.”
Yue Lei quickly saluted, and Lu Fan smiled and said: "I know Mr. Yue is going north. Old Wei told me that General Zhang and his men can dress up as my bodyguards. The key is Mr. Yue, I have to hide him.
"
Lu Fan took Yue Lei into the cabin and opened a flap. Inside was a hidden cabin with a large space and a small window. It was very clean and tidy.
Lu Fan smiled and said: "We will pass Lin'an later. Mr. Yue will hide here for a while. There will be no need after we pass Lin'an."
"Will the checkpoint be searched on board the ship?" Yue Lei asked worriedly.
Lu Fan smiled slightly, "This is actually the cargo ship of Zhang Jun, the envoy of Xuanfu. We planted his flag and no one dared to come up to investigate."
"Is Zhang Jun so powerful?"
"It's not about being powerful, it's about daring to kill. Anyone who dares to board a ship to investigate will be killed directly, and then hide in the military camp. The government will not dare to come to the military camp to arrest people. In the end, nothing will be done. Death will be in vain. There are checkpoints everywhere.
They say it's to save face, but in fact they don't dare to get on the ship."
"I see!"
Yue Lei got into the cabin and locked it from the inside. When he pulled the outer baffle, nothing could be seen.
The fleet passed through Lin'an at night, with dense checkpoints along the way. Almost every ship had to be interrogated. However, only the fleet with the flag of Zhang Jun Trading Company was not interrogated and was allowed to pass. The key is that everyone knows this person.
A fleet will naturally not embarrass it.
Three days later, the fleet arrived at Dangtu County. Yue Lei and his party changed to a larger ship again, and the ship sailed towards Xiangyang.
To the north of Xiangyang Prefecture is the Guanghua Army, which is an important military location to defend Xiangyang and is also the bridgehead for Yue Fei's army in the Northern Expedition.
The Guanghua Army is currently guarded by Yue Fei's confidant General Zhang Xian, with eight thousand troops under his command.
Among all Yue Fei's generals, Zhang Xian ranks second in terms of martial arts, second only to Yue Fei's eldest son Yue Yun. He has a tiger-headed golden spear that makes him invisible. At the same time, his archery skills are superb and he can pierce a Yang with a hundred steps.
But in terms of strength, Zhang Xian was far inferior to Yue Yun. Yue Yun may have inherited his father's extraordinary strength, and was born with supernatural power. A pair of eighty-two-pound bright silver hammers were unmatched by anyone in the Song army.
That morning, an honored guest came to Zhang Xian's military camp. He was Liu Qiong, Zhang Xian's classmate and friend in martial arts. Although Liu Qiong was the commander of the Western Army, after all, they were both Song soldiers and old friends, not to mention Zhang Xian.
I also really want to chat with Liu Qiong. They lived in the same dormitory back then, but they talked about everything.
However, Zhang Xian was still worried about people gossiping in the military camp, so he invited Liu Qiong to Hongyuan Restaurant in the county for a drink.
Zhang Xian filled a glass of wine for Liu Qiong and asked: "I heard that you captured Yingchang Mansion?"
Liu Qiong nodded, "It's just that he didn't completely wipe out Li Cheng's army. His Highness King Yong sent him out of the country as a gift!"
"Why?"
"We captured Xuchang. Li Chengyu was dead and wanted to fight with us in the streets. His Highness King Yong was worried about too many casualties among soldiers and civilians, and worried about the grain and grass in the warehouse being burned, so he finally chose to negotiate with Li Cheng. Li Cheng led his troops to withdraw. We
We captured Xuchang and received 500,000 shi of grain."
"Half a million stones!"
Zhang Xian exclaimed and sighed: "I now understand why we need to negotiate. It would be a pity to be burned down."
He picked up the wine glass and said: "Last year I was also preparing to lead the army into Yingchang Mansion. At that time, there were no troops stationed in Yingchang Mansion, and Li Cheng's army retreated to Yingtian Mansion. What a pity! This incompetent court forced them to withdraw to Xiangyang.
When we retreated, hundreds of thousands of people knelt on the ground and cried bitterly, begging us to stay. Yue Dutong also cried. You don't know that scene."
Speaking of this, Zhang Xian's eyes turned red. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. He slammed the wine glass on the table and gritted his teeth and said: "That damn court, that stupid emperor, only wants to surrender. We are all going to Luoyang."
They actually begged the Kingdom of Jin to sign an armistice agreement and betrayed all the results of the war in exchange for our 20,000 casualties. At that time, we were all extremely angry and advised Yue Dutong to rebel, but Yue Dutong was still loyal to the emperor.
, loyal to the imperial court, wept and led our army to retreat."
Liu Qiong was silent for a moment and said: "Do you know that your Yue Dutong has been placed under house arrest in Lin'an?"
Zhang Xian was surprised, "Is the news true?"
Liu Qiong nodded, "We have sent a pigeon message to the intelligence point in Lin'an. At present, the court has not decided whether to kill or exile!"
"Why?"
"Because the imperial court wanted to seize Yue Dutong's military power. To put it simply, the emperor could no longer tolerate the three "Yue Family Army". However, Yue Du led the army in the Northern Expedition and resisted the decree three times, which made the emperor have murderous intentions against Yue Dutong."
"He dares to kill Yue Dutong, isn't he afraid that we will rebel?"
"So Zhang Jun will lead a large army to receive Yue Dutong's army. You and Yue Yun will be arrested and sent to Lin'an, so I came to find you."
Having said this, Liu Qiong took out a letter and handed it to Zhang Xian, "This is an autographed letter from His Highness King Yong to you. Take a look at it yourself!"