The first rooster crow sounded at Chou Shi. Qin Lingjun opened her eyes, and what came into view was Zhang Yangquan’s face.
The two of them were facing each other, only a few inches apart.
It was a bit cold in the room. Qin Lingjun glanced at the corner of the room and found that the brazier was extinguished and the window was blown open, letting in cold wind.
She looked at Zhang Yangquan quietly, recalling every detail of the past year, and felt sad in her heart.
Who would have thought that a "special work" that my sister captured and brought back to the village a year ago would lead everyone to this point and become her husband again?
It wasn't until the second rooster crow sounded that she tightened her thoughts and sat up gently.
It was almost midnight, and Qin Lingjun always got up early because she was responsible for the morning training of the soldiers. She slept on the inside, and was very careful when turning over Zhang Yangquan, for fear of waking him up.
After getting out of bed, she took out the clothes from the closet and put them on rustlingly. Suddenly, Zhang Yangquan's voice sounded behind her.
"Madam, it's cold, please wear more clothes."
Qin Lingjun turned around and saw that his whole body was huddled in the quilt, with only one head exposed and looking at her. She couldn't help but smile and said: "You will feel less cold if you get up and move around. Do you want to go to morning training with me?" Zhang Yangquan hesitated for a moment and said: "I'm afraid I can't do it today. Bian Yuanheng, Du Zundao and other envoys are waiting for me. They couldn't open their mouths yesterday, and they will definitely come to me today!"
Qin Lingjun tightened his waistband and said, "They are all here for the gunpowder, right?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "Except for Du Zundao, they should all be."
Qin Lingjun said: "It is easier for the others to refuse. What are you going to say to Bian Yuanheng? If you are not comfortable speaking, you can ask him to come to the military camp and I will talk to him."
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "I can't let you play bad guy all the time, right? Since he is here on behalf of Zhang Shicheng, I won't miss my old relationship, so you don't have to worry."
Qin Lingjun put on the cloak, tied the laces into a knot, and said, "That's good. Today is a training day for the reserve army. Come over if you have time to boost morale!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "I will obey my wife's orders!"
Qin Lingjun smiled slightly, walked to the cabinet, took out the clothes Zhang Yangquan would wear today, neatly stacked them on the table, and then left the bedroom.
Zhang Yangquan lay on the bed for another half an hour, and just got up. When he was getting dressed, two beautiful maids suddenly walked in outside the door, and they all came forward to help him get dressed.
Zhang Yangquan asked curiously: "Where are you from? How come I haven't seen you before?"
A maid lowered her head and said: "My name is Xiaobi. She was an actress in Zhennan Palace. When the palace was raided, it was my wife who saved us!"
Zhang Yangquan was slightly startled and said: "Why haven't I seen you in the mansion before?"
Another maid named Xiaoyu said: "My wife has always let us live in the cottage, but yesterday she let us follow the wedding team back to the mansion."
Zhang Yangquan nodded. Qin Lingjun may have felt that she was not the mistress before and could not properly manage the rear house, so she waited until after the wedding before arranging for them to move into the mansion.
"You go and get me some hot water. I don't need you to help me get dressed." He waved his hand.
After a while, the second maid brought hot water, Zhang Yangquan washed his face, had breakfast, and took a carriage to the Governor's Mansion.
There was already a small pile of official documents that needed his comments on the desk. When the first official document was called, the personal guard came to report it and Li Er asked to see him.
Zhang Yangquan ordered people to come in, and saw Li Er striding in with his head held high, his face radiant with an unprecedented look. He couldn't help but smile and said: "What good thing can General Li do?"
Li Er took a step forward and was about to speak when his bodyguard came to report again and Du Zundao asked to see him.
Zhang Yangquan looked at Li Er, who hesitated and said: "My subordinate's matter is not urgent. The manager can see Mr. Du first."
Zhang Yangquan nodded and asked his guards to lead Du Zundao in.
Footsteps quickly sounded outside the door, neither fast nor slow, with a rhythm. Just listening to the footsteps, Zhang Yangquan could feel Du Zundao's mood.
Take your time and be determined to achieve.
Could it be that he had already met Yang Ying and persuaded her to agree to take Han Liner away? Or was the other party confident that he could persuade him?
While he was thinking, Du Zundao had already followed the guards in. He cupped his hands towards Zhang Yangquan and said, "Du Zundao, I'd like to pay my respects to Manager Zhang." He turned around and nodded to Li Er.
Zhang Yangquan stood up and returned the courtesy, then sat back behind the case and motioned for Du Zundao to sit down and talk.
Du Zundao did not sit down, but smiled and said: "I know that Manager Zhang must be very busy today, so I won't bother you more. I will just say a few words and leave."
Zhang Yangquan raised his hand and said: "Mr. Du has something to say, but it's okay to say it."
Du Zundao stared at Zhang Yangquan and said: "I hope to take Mrs. Yang Ying and Han Lin'er to leave Jiangdu and go to Anfeng. I also ask for permission from Manager Zhang!"
Zhang Yangquan's expression remained unchanged and he said: "Yes, but it requires their consent."
Du Zundao said happily: "That's great. Thank you so much, Manager Zhang. I'll resign."
Li Eryi raised his hand and said: "Wait a minute, don't you understand what my manager means? This matter requires the consent of Yang Ying and his son!"
Du Zundao smiled and said: "Of course I understand. In fact, I met Mrs. Yang Ying at the wedding banquet yesterday, and she also agreed to go to Anfeng with me!"
Li Er was surprised and said: "This is impossible!"
Du Zundao glanced at him and said, "Brother Li, if you don't believe me, you can ask Mrs. Yang Ying face to face!"
Li Er was stunned.
Zhang Yangquan's eyes flashed slightly and he suddenly said: "Has the monkey agreed?"
Du Zundao was stunned for a moment and said, "This matter has nothing to do with General Hou Baisi, right?"
Zhang Yangquan said calmly: "Who said it has nothing to do with it? Yang Ying is his wife now and Han Lin'er is his adopted son. He naturally has the right to intervene in this matter!"
"But the manager just said..."
Zhang Yangquan interrupted: "I said they need their consent, and this 'they' naturally includes Hou Baisi!"
Du Zundao's heart sank. He thought that by convincing Yang Ying, the matter would be a sure thing, but he didn't expect Zhang Yangquan to be so tough.
Fortunately, he originally planned to persuade Zhang Yangquan. After sorting out his thoughts for a while, he spread out his folding fan and said leisurely: "Does Manager Zhang know that Jiangdu is about to be in disaster?"
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Zhang Yangquan was secretly amused. Knowing that he was about to start persuading him, he leaned back in his chair and said, "The catastrophe Mr. Du mentioned refers to the Xuzhou Yuan Army, right?"
Du Zundao said loudly: "General Manager Zhang hit the nail on the head. The more than 400,000 yuan troops gathered in Xuzhou must have been annoying General Manager Zhang, right?"
Zhang Yangquan said: "Mr. Du, if you have anything to say, please say it clearly!"
Du Zundao said: "The Yuan army assembled more than 400,000 troops in Xuzhou, and its purpose was nothing more than to shock the world with a battle. All the elite troops assembled this time were the elite troops of the Yuan army. With only Gaoyou and Jiangdu's troops, it would be difficult for them to do so."
Resist it! Manager Zhang should understand this best!"
Zhang Yangquan said calmly: "I wonder what Mr. Du has to say?"
Seeing his calm look, Du Zundao felt something was wrong and decided to test it out: "As far as I know, this time the Yuan army plans to divide its troops into five groups and move south in a large scale. Does Mr. Zhang know?"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said, "Tuotuo divided the army into the front army, the center army, the left army, the right army and the rear army. I have found out!"
"Does the manager know who the commander-in-chief of the Fifth Route Army is?"
Zhang Yangquan said slowly: "Except Tuotuo himself leading the central army, the commander of the left army is King Xining. The commander of the front army is King Jing. The commander of the right army is Chahan Timur. The commander of the rear army is the Privy Councilor.
Snow snow."
Du Zundao was even more doubtful and asked, "Is your army confident of repelling them?"
Zhang Yangquan shrugged and said: "I can't say for sure, let's take a look!"
Du Zundao looked surprised. He had always thought that Zhang Yangquan was a man of foresight, otherwise he would not have handed over Gaoyou to Zhang Shicheng as a barrier after conquering Jiangdu.
However, judging from the conversation at this time, when the other party said "Let's fight and see", it was clear that Yuan Bing was not taken seriously and treated as nothing.
Could it be that this was a deliberate illusion? But what was the purpose? Du Zundao was confused and confused.
After a long silence, he said solemnly: "Even if General Manager Zhang has full confidence in Jiangdu Army, there are many enemies after all. If someone can help contain some of the Yuan soldiers, you will surely be able to relax a lot!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "You are referring to your army, right?"
Du Zundao glanced at Li Er and thought: "Fu Youde must have told Li Er about his situation, and Li Er told Zhang Yangquan."
He said loudly: "It's good that Mr. Zhang knows that as long as our army welcomes King Xiao Ming, it will immediately launch an expedition to the north. At that time, the Yuan Dynasty will inevitably divide its troops, and the pressure on your army will be much less!"
"Our army can deal with the Yuan army on its own, there is no need for your army to intervene!" Zhang Yangquan waved his hand.
Du Zundao scrutinized Zhang Yangquan's expression closely, trying to judge whether he was arrogant or confident, but the other person's expression was as calm as water, making him unable to see clearly.
No, an arrogant person cannot be so calm. Is he really sure of defeating Tuotuo, Chahan, Dong Tuanxiao and others?
"Even if the manager doesn't think about himself, he should think more about the people of Jiangdu, right? If the city is destroyed, the people in the whole city will suffer!" He persuaded in a different way.
Zhang Yangquan still waved his hand: "No need to say more. Unless Hou Baisi agrees to this matter, you can't take away Yang Ying, mother and son. Someone, help me send Mr. Du away!"
Du Zundao sighed secretly and had no choice but to leave with a personal guard.
After Li Er saw Du Zundao leaving, Zhang Yangquan frowned tightly and did not rush to mention Fu Youde's matter. He asked cautiously: "Manager, are you worried about the monkey?"
Zhang Yangquan waved his hand and said thoughtfully: "No, uh... General Li, you should catch up with Du Zundao immediately. No matter what you say to him, you must hold him for an hour."
Li Er didn't ask any more questions about the reason, he raised his hands and said: "Yes!" and took the order.
Zhang Yangquan ordered someone to call Qin Lingjun over again and briefly explained to her the conversation he had just had with Du Zundao.
Qin Lingjun frowned and said: "If Yang Ying really wants to leave, just let her go. Du Zundao's words are not completely unreasonable. If Liu Fu leads the Northern Expedition, it will indeed be beneficial to us!"
Zhang Yangquan said with stern eyes: "Madam, I am not afraid of the Yuan army. To be precise, I have been waiting for Tuotuo to go south. This is a battle that will change the world. I am sure to defeat the Yuan army!"
Qin Lingjun smiled and said: "You don't need to explain more, don't I still believe you?"
Zhang Yangquan perked up and said: "Liu Fu's Northern Expedition will affect my preparations, so Yang Ying and her son cannot be allowed to go to Anfeng at this time!"
Qin Lingjun muttered: "Based on the relationship between Monkey and Yang Ying, if Yang Ying insists on leaving, Monkey probably won't be able to stop him. Do you want me to dissuade Yang Ying?"
Zhang Yangquan said in a deep voice: "After talking to Du Zundao just now, I can probably guess how he persuaded Yang Ying. According to my judgment, there are two possibilities for Yang Ying to agree to go to Anfeng!"
Qin Lingjun said: "Which two kinds?"
"First, it is to protect the monkey. Han Lin'er, and even us, have no selfish motives. This situation is best solved. Just tell her that our army is sure to defeat the Yuan army, and she should be able to change her mind!"
Qin Lingjun was also thinking about this possibility, nodded and asked: "What about the second one?"
Zhang Yangquan sighed and said: "She may have been aroused by her ambition and desire for power when talking to Du Zundao, and she wanted to make her son the emperor!"
Qin Lingjun had a hint of evil in the corners of her eyes and said, "If she has this idea, no matter how we try to persuade her, it will be useless. We can only use coercive measures!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "That's right, so you need to judge her thoughts first and deal with it according to the situation."
"I'm going to the Yang Mansion right away." Qin Lingjun nodded and turned around.