"Haha, I knew Zhang Qianhu and Qin Village Chief were not so easily plotted by villains like Zhang Mingjian!"
In the lobby of Bian Mansion, Bian Ying was so relieved that she poured herself three glasses of wine.
Bian Yuantong was still a little unbelievable and asked Bian Yuanheng: "Brother, have you seen clearly? The Red Scarf Army really surrendered to the Beimen Army?"
"You can never go wrong."
Bian Yuanheng leaned against the door, looked at the dark night outside the window, and said slowly: "The red scarf army threw away all the red scarves on their heads. Moreover, Li's second army raised a banner with the word "Zhang" in the big banner, and then merged with the Qin village leader's army. Hey! They gave We all put on a good show!"
Bian Ying smiled and said: "This is called foresight!"
At this moment, the official of the Bian Mansion quickly entered the lobby and said: "Master, the people hiding in Shen Ji Inn reported that Zhang Qianhu has also come back and chatted with Shen Qianqian on the street for a long time! ”
Bian Ying suddenly stood up and hummed: "Shen Qianqian opened the inn at the north entrance, which is really a clever move. We are one step behind this girl again. Let's go! Go find Zhang Qianhu and express our family's position!"< /p>
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Zhang Yangquan bid farewell to Shen Qianqian and headed south. When he passed the Zhennan Palace, he saw soldiers from the North Gate Army crowding around the gate. He stepped forward and asked, "How is the situation in the Palace?"
The leading Baihu said: "Go back to the military division, the second village master is inside attacking the secret passage!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said: "Second Village Leader? Isn't she at the south gate?"
Baihu said: "The leader of Dazhai saw that the Yuan soldiers had not come yet, so he asked the leader of the second village to capture a thousand men and horses to capture the Mongolian Tatars in the city to prevent them from cooperating with the Yuan soldiers inside and outside!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded. There are only about 20 Mongolian households in Jiangdu, most of them are nobles. These people will never surrender to their side, so they can be captured.
He was about to get on his horse and continue heading south when he suddenly saw a carriage running down the long street. Three people got out of the carriage, and they were the Bian family's father and son.
Bian Ying hurried forward, bowed and saluted, and said: "Zhang Qianhu, you are finally back! If you come back later, we Jiangdu people will all suffer!"
Zhang Yangquan returned the gift and said: "It was my poor arrangement that almost caused Zhang Mingjian's rat to harm the entire Jiangdu city!"
Bian Ying said hurriedly: "What did you say? Everyone has been waiting for you to take over Jiangdu City for I don't know how long!"
Bian Yuantong smiled and said: "That's right, Zhang Qianhu, when you were in charge of the north of the city, everyone moved to the north of the city. Now that you have taken over Jiangdu, everyone no longer has to move!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled slightly and said to Bian Ying: "I have to go to the south gate to take charge of defense. The city is already stable. You should go back and rest quickly!"
Bian Ying said sincerely: "Zhang Qianhu, I don't know if there is any way that my father and I can help. Please let me know and let our Bian family contribute to Jiangdu!"
Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a while and said: "Well, let's do this. Tomorrow, Miss Shen will invite all the major businessmen in Jiangdu to a banquet for me. Member Bian is also going to attend, so let's help Miss Shen."
Bian Ying secretly thought: "Sure enough, I'm a little late." After thinking about it, he smiled and said: "Then I will discuss it with Miss Shen early tomorrow morning and jointly plan the matter."
Zhang Yangquan's original intention was to ask Bian Ying to help Shen Qianqian stand in line at the banquet. His request was obviously because he wanted to be the convener together with Shen Qianqian.
Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a long time, remembering the two hundred good horses he had sent as a gift, and finally nodded in agreement: "Well, I'll do this for you!"
Bian Ying was secretly happy and resigned.
The father and son returned to the carriage and headed home. Bian Yuantong couldn't help but laugh: "Father is really smart. In just a few words, he achieved the same status as Shen Qianqian!"
Bian Ying said solemnly: "Don't be too happy. Shen Qianqian has always been betting on the Beimen Army. His personal relationship with Zhang Qianhu is by no means comparable to ours. Even though we fought for it once today, we will inevitably be overpowered by her in the future."
Bian Yuantong was silent for a while and said: "Father, do you want to send someone to Jiqing Mansion to call my sister back?"
Bian Ying nodded and said: "The world is becoming more and more turbulent, so it would be good to let her go home."
Bian Yuanheng heard the purpose of the two people and said in a deep voice: "Father, second brother, do you want my little sister to jump into the fire pit?"
Bian Yuantong saw Bian Yuanheng's words clearly and said dissatisfied: "Eldest brother has gone too far. My younger sister's appearance is no worse than Shen Qianqian's. If she can marry Zhang Qianhu, what's wrong with her?"
Bian Yuanheng said: "Do you know what the relationship between Qin Lingjun and Zhang Yangquan is like? Even Shen Qianqian doesn't dare to cross the thunder pool, but you let your little sister fight with Qin Lingjun, aren't you looking for death?"
Bian Yuantong showed no sign of weakness: "Brother wants to marry his younger sister to Zhang Jiusi, right?"
Just as Bian Yuanheng was about to fight back, Bian Ying said angrily: "Stop arguing, I asked you girls to come back because I was afraid that there would be war in Jiqing. Where did you think you were going!"
Bian Yuantong muttered: "I don't mean to force my little sister."
Bian Yuanheng said calmly: "Zhang Jiusi and his wife Liu are extremely loving, how could I let my little sister marry him?"
The father and son were silent for a while.
At this moment, a bell rang. Bian Ying looked out the window and saw a carriage approaching.
He recognized the carriage and hurriedly ordered the driver to stop and shouted to the carriage: "Old Sun, where are you going?"
Another carriage also stopped, and Sun Hong's head stuck out of the window.
"It turns out to be Brother Bian. I just heard that Zhang Qianhu returned to the city and I want to meet him!"
Bian Ying said: "Old Sun, don't blame me for asking, what do you plan to say when you meet Zhang Qianhu?"
He knew very well that Sun Hong was foolishly loyal to the Yuan Dynasty, and Zhang Yangquan was a rebel. If Sun Hong had spoken inappropriately, he might have been killed.
Sun Hong hesitated for a moment and said: "I want to persuade Zhang Qianhu and I to go to the provincial center and inform the province of the situation in the city. I will guarantee to the center that he will be the deputy general manager of Yangzhou!"
Bian Ying shook his head and sighed: "Old Sun, can you still see the situation clearly? Zhang Qianhu is already in charge of Jiangdu, how can he let go so easily? You might as well surrender to him quickly, and you will definitely be reused!"
Sun Hong shook his head and said: "You don't know the strength of the imperial court. If Zhang Qianhu establishes himself in Jiangdu, the imperial court will invade with a large army. By then, all the people in Jiangdu will be implicated!"
Bian Yuanheng couldn't stand the Han people being loyal to the Yuan Dynasty the most, and sneered: "If the Yuan Dynasty is really so powerful, why are there more and more rebels?"
Sun Hong hummed: "Chahan Timur has beaten Liu Futong so hard that he can't hold his head up. Xu Shouhui is not Dong Tuanxiao, the barbarian's opponent in The Hague. As for Zhao Junyong, Guo Zixing and others, they are fighting among themselves, what will happen?" "You forgot Zhang Jiusi!"
Sun Hong sneered and said: "Zhang Jiusi is just a little thief, don't worry about it. When Wang Mengge's army returns, he can be crushed in an instant!"
Bian Yuanheng was furious: "I'll kill you fake Tatar first!" He was about to rush out of the carriage.
Bian Ying hurriedly grabbed his son and shouted to Sun Hong: "Old Sun, if you don't think about yourself, you must think about your family! Zhang Qianhu will never surrender to the court again. When the time comes, the imperial army will attack and the city will be destroyed.
On that day, will your family be able to be saved?"
After finishing speaking, he didn't bother to persuade him, so he ordered the driver to drive away.
Sun Hong was silent for a long time. Thinking of the massacre in Xuzhou, he sighed and ordered the driver to turn around and return home.
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When Zhang Yangquan rushed to the south of the city, he could already hear the sound of fighting outside the city gate.
Stepping up to the city tower, I saw soldiers standing on the city wall. There were six fire cannons lined up side by side on the female wall. Qin Lingjun and Li Er stood next to one fire cannon, looking at the bottom of the city attentively.
He followed their gaze and couldn't help being surprised.
I saw a mile away from the city, the sky was full of fire, and two armies were fighting in teams. One of them was wearing Tsing Yi and seemed to be Zhang Mingjian's Ximen Army.
Some soldiers noticed Zhang Yangquan coming and hurriedly informed Qin Lingjun and Li Er. They walked over quickly.
Qin Lingjun asked: "Military advisor, is it over on the Mawei River side?"
Zhang Yangquan pressed his hand on the female wall, nodded and said: "They have all surrendered. What is the situation outside the city now?"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "Your method is very effective. After we drove Zhang Mingjian out of the south gate, he came back not long after, saying that he had met the Yuan soldiers and hoped that we would let him into the city and resist the Yuan soldiers together!"
Zhang Yangquan's eyes lit up and he said: "So, the other army is the Yuan Army?"
Li Er said with a smile: "That's right. We didn't let Zhang Mingjian in, and the Yuan soldiers chased us again, and they started fighting!"
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly asked: "Is there any news about Xu Baisheng and Shanzhu?"
Li Erdao: "You don't have to worry, sentry horses have come to report that they have fled into the mountains."
Zhang Yangquan breathed a sigh of relief, stopped asking any more questions, and carefully observed the two men fighting in the distance.