Chapter 304: The Commander of Emperor Yuan’s Su Wei Army
The three of them got on the carriage and headed south of the city.
Along the way, Zhang Yangquan asked Shi Naian why he moved away from Bian Mansion.
Cao Miaoqing raised her eyelashes and said: "A few days ago, a person came to Bian Mansion and asked for cousin Shi. Then cousin Shi moved out. I think it has something to do with that person."
Zhang Yangquan asked again: "Who is that person?"
Cao Miaoqing said: "I only know that his name is Lin Hai, and he is from Dadu!"
Zhang Yangquan frowned and said: "People from most places? People from the officialdom?"
Cao Miaoqing hesitated for a moment and said: "I don't know, but that man is very skilled in martial arts, and all the officials in my family are full of praise for him!"
Zhang Yangquan and Qin Lingjun looked at each other.
If this person's martial arts skills are praised by Bian Yuanheng, he must be no ordinary person, and he may have a great background.
Why did Shi Naian get to know such a person and move out of Bian Mansion for him?
Seeing that he seemed to be very concerned about this matter, Cao Miaoqing frowned and thought for a while, and then said: "I once heard the officials mention the matter of Lin Zhuangshi when they were talking to cousin Shi. He seemed to have offended a certain dignitary in the capital.
Being retaliated against by that person led to the destruction of the family!"
Zhang Yangquan was startled, looking thoughtful.
The carriage drove for more than an hour and finally arrived at Zhang Er Hutong.
The alley was narrow and the carriage could not enter, so the three of them got out of the car and walked.
After a while, Cao Miaoqing stopped outside a dilapidated wooden door and knocked lightly.
"Who!"
The door opened from the inside, and it was Shi Naian's eldest disciple Yan Ming who opened the door.
"Mrs. Bian, are you here to see the teacher? Who are these two?"
Cao Miaoqing said in a low voice: "The king and the princess are in front of each other, why don't you show your respects quickly!"
Yan Ming was shocked and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Student Yan Ming, pay homage to the king and pay homage to His Royal Highness the Princess!"
Zhang Yangquan said warmly: "No need to be polite, is your teacher here?"
Yan Ming's heart was pounding, he bent down and said respectfully: "Teacher and Brother Lin went out together!"
Zhang Yangquan said: "The Brother Lin you are talking about is Lin Hai, right?"
"Yes!"
"Do you know what his relationship is with your teacher?"
Yan Ming answered truthfully: "When the teacher went to Dadu to take the exam, he encountered robbers on the road, his belongings were robbed, and he lived on the streets of Dadu. It was Brother Lin's father who helped the teacher and sponsored the teacher to return to Jiangnan!"
Zhang Yangquan touched his chin and said: "So that's it."
Cao Miaoqing saw Yanming standing dumbly and winked at him repeatedly.
Only then did Yan Ming realize it, and quickly stepped aside, saying: "You two, please come in quickly, the teacher should be back soon."
From the outside, Shi Naian's residence seems very simple, but after entering, I found that the courtyard is very clean and elegantly decorated, and there is an apricot tree planted in the courtyard.
The apricot flowers are in bloom in March, and as soon as you enter the courtyard, you can smell the faint fragrance of the flowers.
Yan Ming led the three of them to the main hall, invited Zhang Yangquan and his wife to sit down at the top, served tea, and sat down with them.
After tea, Zhang Yangquan had nothing to do and asked about Lin Hai again.
Yan Ming sighed and said: "Brother Lin was the only Han commander in the Dadu Guard Army, but because he offended a Buddhist monk, he lost his position and his family was ruined!"
Qin Lingjun put down the tea cup and asked curiously: "Fan Monk?"
Yan Ming said: "That monk's name is Jialuzhen, and he is one of the most favored 'Ten Yina's of Emperor Yuan. The Great Joy Dharma is the Fangzhong Technique they dedicated to Emperor Yuan!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded. He heard this matter mentioned by his subordinates. After the defeat of Gaoyou, Emperor Yuan indulged in pleasure and handed over all government affairs to the crown prince.
"Did that monk let Lin Hai enter a secret place with a knife and then frame him for this crime?" He suddenly asked.
Yan Ming was stunned for a moment and said: "No, I heard from Brother Lin that the monk praised his wife's beauty in front of Emperor Yuan, and then Emperor Yuan sent his wife into the palace with an edict!"
Qin Lingjun raised his eyebrows and said, "He just watched his wife being taken into the harem by the Tatar emperor?"
Yan Ming sighed and said: "The emperor's destiny is like a mountain, and Brother Lin can't do anything about it!"
Qin Lingjun shook his head, with a look of disappointment in his eyes.
"What happened next?" Zhang Yangquan asked again.
Yan Ming sighed with emotion: "That Mrs. Lin was a loyal woman. Seeing the obscenity in the palace, she didn't want to join them, so she hit a pillar and died!"
Cao Miaoqing said "Ah" and covered her mouth with her hands, her eyes suddenly turned red.
Qin Lingjun clapped her hands and praised: "I would rather have broken jade than complete tiles! This Mrs. Lin is much better than her husband!"
Zhang Yangquan hurriedly asked: "How did Lin Hai react when he learned that his wife was dead?"
Yan Ming said: "Emperor Yuan did not tell him about this. Later, a censor in the court impeached him for eavesdropping on military affairs. Emperor Yuan issued an order to banish his entire family into the army!"
Zhang Yangquan was stunned and said: "Isn't he a military commander? Is eavesdropping on military intelligence considered a crime?"
Yan Ming smiled bitterly and said: "Since the Red Turban Uprising, the Yuan Dynasty has been extremely wary of the Han people. The Yuan Emperor has issued a decree that whenever anyone discusses military affairs, Han people and southern officials must avoid it!"
Zhang Yangquan shook his head after hearing this.
It’s no wonder that a Han official like Qian Yongren defected to his side so easily.
"Since he was exiled, how could he come to Jiangdu?" he asked again.
Yan Ming was about to answer when he suddenly heard a knock on the door outside the house.
"Yan Ming, we are back, open the door quickly!"
Yanming confessed his crime and hurried out to open the door. Outside the door was Shi Naian, with a burly young man standing next to him.
Yanming whispered about the visit of Zhang Yangquan and his two men.
Shi Naian was surprised and happy, and hurriedly pulled the young man to the lobby, bowed his hands and bowed: "Common citizen Shi Naian, pay homage to the king! Pay homage to the princess!"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "There is no need to be polite, Mr. Shi, please get up quickly."
Turning my eyes towards the young man, I saw that his eyes were like lightning, staring closely at me.
Shi Naian hurriedly pulled him and said: "Nephew Lin Hai, why don't you come and pay homage to the King and the Princess!"
Lin Hai finally lowered his gaze and said in a low tone: "Greetings to the King of Chu, and to His Royal Highness the Princess." But his body remained upright.
Shi Naian was afraid that Zhang Yangquan would be offended, so he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, something happened in Lin Hai's family just now, so I lost my etiquette!"
Zhang Yangquan nodded and said: "The Tatar Emperor went against the grain and killed Lin Zhuangshi's wife. We already know it!"
When Lin Hai heard this, his shoulders trembled slightly, and his body that had been standing straight suddenly bent down.
Zhang Yangquan said loudly: "Zhuang Lin, don't worry. In the future, I will wipe out the Yuan Dynasty, count out the crimes of Tuohuan Timur, and avenge your wife!"
Lin Hai said in a low voice: "Thank you very much, Your Majesty the King of Chu, but my enemy is Jia Linzhen, not His Majesty."
Qin Lingjun raised his eyebrows and said: "If the Tatar Emperor hadn't called your wife into the palace for his debauchery and immorality, how could your wife have died?"
Lin Hai's face turned pale and he said: "It was Jia Linzhen who came forward to slander His Majesty, and he is the culprit!"
Qin Lingjun shook her head. She knew that many Yuan ministers had lived in Yuanlu for generations. Although they were extremely disappointed with Yuan Ting, their views of loyalty to the emperor were difficult to change.
Her father was the same way at the beginning, so although she was angry, she could understand Lin Hai.
Although Zhang Yangquan doesn't understand, he can tolerate it. He is now more interested in Lin Hai's experience.
"Lin Zhuangshi, weren't you exiled from the army? How did you come to Jiangdu? Were you rescued on the way?"
Lin Hai remained silent.
Shi Naian hurriedly said: "The king is unaware of something. He was first transferred to Jinan as a pawn, and later transferred to Xuzhou, where he was favored by Dong Tuanxiao and served as Dong Tuanxiao's personal guard!"
Zhang Yangquan stared at Shi Naian and said, "That's right."
Shi Naian felt that Zhang Yangquan was looking at him a little strangely, and hurriedly added: "Dong Tuanxiao assigned him a task, asking him to secretly contact Ni Wenjun of Tianwan Army in order to persuade Ni Wenjun to accept the imperial edict!"<
/p>
Zhang Yangquan was taken aback and said with emotion: "Chaoan Ni Wenjun? Did Ni Wenjun agree?"
Shi Naian said: "Ni Wenjun wrote a reply letter and asked him to forward it to Dong Tuanxiao. As a result, Lin Hai was attacked by a group of gangsters on his way back to Xuzhou with the letter."
"Fortunately, Lin Hai was lucky and escaped by jumping into a river. He suspected that those people were from Yuan Ting, so he came to Jiangdu in despair!"
Qin Lingjun glanced at Lin Hai and said, "Why does he suspect that he is from Yuan Ting?"
Lin Hai suddenly said: "Because those people spoke Mongolian when they took action, and the arrows used by one of them are also special arrows used in the army. I will never be wrong!"
Qin Lingjun turned to him and said, "Aren't you acting on Dong Tuanxiao's order? Why would Dong Tuanxiao send someone to kill you?"
Lin Hai was silent for a while and said: "Those people are not sent by Marshal Dong.
"Who is that?" Qin Lingjun asked.
Lin Haidao: "Within the Yuan army, there are some radical generals who have been opposing the imperial edict of Ni Wenjun. They should be the people sent by those people!"
Zhang Yangquan suddenly said: "Do you still have that letter with you?"
Lin Hai shook his head: "While I was fighting with the other party, the letter was lost!"
Zhang Yangquan asked again: "Are those people not chasing you?"
Lin Hai was stunned and said: "How do you know?"
Zhang Yangquan smiled and said: "Because they didn't go to kill you at all, but to kill you!"
Shi Naian wondered: "What do they want to believe?"
Zhang Yangquan pondered for a long time, knowing that if his guess was correct, something big might happen to Tian Wan's army.
"This matter may be related to the internal struggle among the top leaders of the Tianwan Army. Mr. Shi, I have something to do, so I will leave first and come back to visit another day."
Shi Naian did not dare to stay any longer and sent the two of them out of the alley.
After getting on the carriage, the two sent Cao Miaoqing to Bian Mansion first, and then returned to the Wang Mansion.