Hu Yantong looked shocked, "How could it be Wanyan Nianhan?"
Chen Qing sneered, "I have dealt with the most elite Jurchen sentry cavalry, and I know that their strength is similar to the cavalry I trained. Fifty people versus fifty people, even if the opponent wins, it will be a miserable victory. How is it possible?
Fifty people killed three hundred people, but not one of them died? There is only one possibility. What you encountered was Nianhan's black wolf head."
Wanyan Nianra had a personal guard cavalry of 500 people called Heilangtou, also known as the Black Wolf Army. Each soldier had a black wolf tattooed on his chest as a symbol.
These five hundred people were selected from one hundred thousand Jurchen cavalry. All of them were outstanding and extremely powerful in combat. These five hundred cavalry could sweep through tens of thousands of Song troops.
The black wolf head will not go on a mission alone, but will follow Wanyan Nianhan. Therefore, there has always been a saying that wherever the black wolf appears, there must be Nianhan.
That's why Chen Qing was able to conclude that the opponent was Wanyan Nianhan leading fifty cavalry.
"You wouldn't have thought! Wanyan Nianhan personally came to the south bank of the Yangtze River to explore the Song Army's defenses."
Hu Yantong looked at Chen Qing blankly and asked after a while: "Isn't he afraid that he will be in danger?"
"He doesn't take Song Jun seriously at all. To put it bluntly, what can you do if you find out? Surround him? Kill him? I'm afraid not many people have the courage! The most Song Jun can do is send him out of the country with courtesy.
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Hu Yantong sighed, "You are absolutely right. The current commander of the defense along the river is Zhang Jun. He has issued an order to the entire army. No one is allowed to provoke a war with the Jin soldiers. Otherwise, they will be severely punished. They are afraid in their bones.
If you want to die, as long as the Jin soldiers don't attack, you will burn high incense. How can you dare to stir up trouble? I have been injured for two months, nothing has happened at all, and all three hundred brothers have died in vain."
Chen Qing asked: "Can Yue Fei and Han Shizhong also endure it?"
"This is not up to them. This is the emperor's order. They must obey it no matter how dissatisfied it is."
But what Chen Qing is now concerned about is not the defense of the Yangtze River, but the army he trained. They died in vain, which really made him heartbroken. It would be best to bring them back to his side.
"How many people are left in the army I trained back then?"
"There are still about 2,200 people?"
"Are they all your men?" Chen Qing asked.
Hu Yantong nodded, "I am the commander of the general, and the number of troops in command is about two thousand."
Chen Qing walked a few steps and asked again: "Then when will you return to the army?"
Hu Yantong hesitated for a long time and said: "I want to join your army!"
After a pause, he added: "If I can't join your army, I will quit the army. I can't bear this shame!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I don't know much about this kind of transfer between armies. Do you think it is feasible?"
"There are generally two ways. One is to transfer through the Privy Council, but both the transferring party and the transferring party must agree. Zhang Jun has agreed to let me go. As long as you nod and my family can support me with some favors, I can transfer smoothly.
Then another way is to resign and then join, just like Haute Couture. This method is easier to offend people, just like Liu Guangshi is very dissatisfied with you!"
"Liu Guangshi is dissatisfied with me?" Chen Qing asked in surprise.
"Don't you know?"
Chen Qing shook his head. He really knew nothing, but he could guess the reason.
"Because of the haute couture thing?"
"Yes, Gao Ding defected to you, which made Liu Guangshi very angry. He criticized you publicly more than once, saying that you acted wantonly and had no regard for the court, and that you were just a wild bull who didn't understand the rules."
Chen Qing chuckled, and his evaluation was fair. He said to Hu Yantong: "Of course I welcome you if you are willing to come, but you'd better bring 2,200 brothers with you."
Hu Yantong lowered his head and thought for a while, "Ask my grandfather to come forward, Zhang Jun should give him the face to let me take the army away."
........
Lu Xiu was also outside. She took her two young ladies to buy rouge and fragrant cakes at the most famous Zhanggu cosmetics store in Lin'an.
Zhang Gu's cosmetics store was moved from Bianliang and has a history of hundreds of years in the Song Dynasty. It is the largest and most famous cosmetics store in Bianliang, Tokyo.
The shop was bustling with young women and ladies from wealthy families.
Buying various cosmetics is naturally a great pleasure for girls.
"You two, don't be in a daze, quickly choose a few things you like, and let's go have dinner!"
Yu Ying and Yu Lian also know about Zhang Gu's powder. Their former owner, Mrs. Li, used this kind of powder. They are both familiar with it, but they want to buy supplies for the wedding room today! Why did they come here to buy powder?
The two of them had to choose two sets of high-quality cosmetics each. This is a set of cosmetics, ranging from eyebrow pencil to rouge.
"Girl, we have chosen!"
Lu Xiu put their cosmetics in his basket, "Let's go pay for it!"
After a while, the three people came out with their bags, and someone behind them called them, "Wait a minute!"
The three of them turned around and saw the shopkeeper running out. The shopkeeper was a middle-aged greasy man who was bald and short and fat.
"What's the matter?" Lu Xiu asked.
The shop owner pointed at the two young ladies and said with a smile: "Those two, I want to pay them a lot of money to sell makeup, and each of them will get the same amount per day!"
The two young ladies did not wear curtains when they were trying on rouge, and the shopkeeper saw it. He immediately saw unlimited business opportunities. If they were allowed to promote the new rouge, it would surely cause a sensation in the whole city.
He saw that the two of them were not ladies, but servants of a wealthy family, so he boldly came to ask for a price.
One guan a day is definitely a lot of money. Being a tea concubine in Fengle Tower only costs ten guan a month. You need both beauty and skill.
"What are you talking about?"
Lu Xiu suddenly became unhappy. She said to the two young ladies: "Ignore him, let's get in the car!"
The three of them got on the carriage, and the shopkeeper hurriedly came forward and said: "Then two guans a day!"
Several tall warriors stopped him and looked at him with cold eyes. The shopkeeper was so frightened that he took two steps back. Only then did he realize that there were twelve mounted warriors guarding the carriage on both sides, all with bows and swords on their backs, full of murderous intent.
The shop owner was shocked and quickly stepped back.
The carriage sped away, and the little lady who was watching the excitement asked the shopkeeper, "What kind of person is he?"
The shopkeeper said sadly: "They are two little ladies, they look exactly the same, and they are so pretty, with white skin. This is the first time I have seen them. I don't know whose little maid they are. It would be great if they would sell makeup for me. What a pity."
Got it!"
A girl in yellow said: "The one just now seems to be Miss Lu, they should be from Mr. Lu's family."
The shop owner suddenly realized that he was completely helpless now. Even if Lu Yihao no longer wanted to be his father-in-law, he was still not someone he could afford to offend.
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In the carriage, Yu Ying said proudly: "I never thought we could make two dollars a day!"
Lu Xiu curled her lips and said, "Is this a small amount of money to buy you off?"
"Sixty guan a month is not a small amount of money! But it's not enough to bribe us. Master gives each of us ten taels a month as pocket money! That's fifty guan."
Lu Xiu said a little annoyed: "You obviously have more money than me, but you still want me to buy makeup for you."
Yu Ying smiled and said: "You are the mistress! Are you embarrassed to ask us to pay for it?"
"What kind of mistress am I? Now you are two little mistresses, okay!"
Lu Xiu was a little unhappy. Sanlang always said that they were little maids, and the maids could only be paid three guan a month. Can they still be called maids if they were given 50 guan?
Lu Xiu was not stingy and was reluctant to part with a few taels of silver. She was just angry at Chen Qing for not telling the truth. From this detail, she knew that Sanlang did not regard these two young ladies as his own.
Needless to say, these two little ladies will definitely become his concubines when they grow up.
Yu Lian observed the words and expressions. When she saw that Lu Xiu's face was not very happy, she knew that her sister's showing off ten taels of silver had made the girl angry.
She quickly explained to Lu Xiu: "Girl, don't listen to her nonsense. The ten taels of silver every month is not to give us monthly money, but to cover the entire food and clothing expenses of the family, such as firewood, rice, oil and salt at home, the tea that the young master drinks, shoes, socks, headscarves and clothes."
To replace the house, we buy sour plum soup in the summer and charcoal in the winter. All the expenses are spent here. Because there is really no one at home, the master asked us to take charge of the money. In the future, when a girl comes in, it will naturally not be our business. "
Lu Xiu was a carefree person by nature, and she didn't have that much of a petty heart. Her knot was immediately relieved and she said with a smile: "Alian, you don't need to explain, I won't be angry. From now on, I will need thirty taels of silver as pocket money every month.
Let’s see if he dares to give it to me!”
There was a burst of laughter in the carriage, and Lu Xiu said with a smile: "I'm hungry, I'll take you to eat boat food, you must have never eaten it!"
