In the third year of Zhenguan of the Tang Dynasty, on the seventh day of the second lunar month, three days before the wedding of Zhang San and Fang Keying, Zhang San embarked on a journey to the border.
The younger sister, Xiaoyu and Suxin stood in front of the Earl's Mansion, looking at Zhang San who was walking away, holding back tears and unwilling to leave for a long time.
Zhang San was riding a horse, accompanied by six soldiers and five members of the escort.
On the one hand, those soldiers were to supervise Zhang San when he went to Yunzhou; on the other hand, they were sent by Li Shimin to protect Zhang San's safety.
With Keying's letter in his arms and a strand of black hair, Zhang San embarked on the road to Yunzhou with the hopes and blessings of his family.
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"Father, Zhang San has already set off, are we halfway..." Zheng Shicai made a gesture of wiping his neck and said to Zheng Xuan in the study.
"No, we can't make trouble at this time. There are many pairs of eyes staring at us. Let him go. When we reach the border, the sword has no eyes. Can Cheng Yaojin really protect him?" Zheng Xuan laughed.
"What about Miss Zhang San and those people?" Zheng Shicai continued to ask.
"A group of little Luoluo who can't get on the stage, don't touch them for the time being. Let's talk about it after this period of wind."
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"Your Majesty, Zhang San has already left Chang'an." Xu Huang said to Li Shimin.
"Alas! I hope this boy can continue to create miracles! After all, I failed him!" Li Shimin sighed.
"Let Bai Qisi and the bad guys pay close attention to every move of the Zheng family, and send someone to secretly protect Zhang San's family members."
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Huang agreed, bowed and left.
"Father, why did you deal with Zhang San like this? You can't blame him for this." Li Tai walked in from the door and asked.
"Then what do you think we should do?" Li Shimin asked.
"Well... Anyway, I still think this move is inappropriate. After all, Zhang San has made great contributions to the Tang Dynasty."
"Quier, you can't just take some things at face value. Although the punishment given to Zhang San this time is too harsh, it is undoubtedly the best protection for him."
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"Miss, you don't have to worry. The Boji people in Zhang County have their own destiny, and they will definitely be able to turn disaster into good luck." Xiaoyan comforted her.
"Xiaoyan, why do you think he is so impulsive?" Fang Keying sighed.
"Uncle Zhang also wanted to protect his family. I can only blame the Zheng family for bullying others too much." Xiaoyan clenched her fists and said through gritted teeth.
"Yes! Although his impulsiveness brought great humiliation to the house, I don't blame him at all. This is the person I like!"
Fang Keying stood up, looked at the north, and murmured to herself: "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night?"
"I'm waiting for you to come back!" Fang Keying shouted in her heart.
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"Little sister, you have to be strong. The young master is not here, and this family still needs to be supported by you." Xiaoyu looked at the little sister who was sitting in a chair in a daze, sighed and consoled her.
"Sister Xiaoyu, I'm fine. I will protect this family well and wait for the third brother to come back." The younger sister forced a smile, her face a little pale.
"Little sister, we will guard this home with you, and we will wait for the young master to come back together." Su Xin held the little sister's hand and said.
"That's right, we must be good, so as not to let the young master worry about us outside." Xie Hua'er said, holding the younger sister's shoulders from behind.
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Smoke and dust were billowing, and Zhang San had been on the road for two days. Today is the tenth day of the second lunar month. Zhang San, who should have completed a major event in his life today, was resting against a big tree.
"Sir, drink some water." Genzi handed over the kettle. Since Zhang San was no longer a county official, everyone also changed their titles.
The five people who followed Zhang San to Yingzhou this time were all elite soldiers who had been selected at all levels and could stand alone in the escort team.
Zhang Fugui originally wanted to come, but Zhang San refused. With him watching at home, Zhang San would feel more at ease.
"Genzi, you are following me to Yingzhou this time. Life or death is unpredictable. I feel a little sorry!" Zhang San took the kettle, took a sip of water and sighed.
"Young master, what did you say? It's a blessing for us to be able to follow you," Genzi replied with a smile.
"Yes, Sir, no, Young Master, we can have such a good life now, thanks to you." Erwazi also came over and said with a smile.
"You! I didn't ask you to come here in the first place. Didn't your mother find a marriage for you? Why don't you wait at home and wait for the wedding? Why don't you follow me to the border?"
Erwazi was originally excluded, but before setting off, he followed him again and insisted on going with him.
"My mother asked me to protect the young master. You are the savior of our whole family. Without you, my mother and I would have been forced to death by those creditors."
The second baby is only seventeen or eighteen years old this year, but he is a sharpshooter in the escort team. Before Zhang San became famous, his mother owed a lot of money because of illness. Later, Zhang San paid off the debts for his family and left him a wife.
He's in the convoy.
"Sir, let's continue on our way?" A soldier came to Zhang San and said very politely.
Before coming, these five people had received orders from their superiors to protect Zhang San. If anything happened to Zhang San, these five people would not have to come back.
These five people are all good players in Baiqisi, and they also know Zhang San's status in the emperor's heart. Therefore, although Zhang San no longer has a title, these five people do not dare to neglect him.
Perhaps it is because there is a war going on in the north. The further north you go, the more desolate you feel, and there are very few pedestrians and merchants on the road.
Li Jing led the Dingxiang army and was already stationed in Mayi.
Cheng Yaojin followed Wang Xiaojie to establish a defense line in the Yanyun area to prevent the Turkic Jieli Khan from escaping eastward.
According to the historical data Zhang San has mastered, there was actually no big battle in the Yanyun area this time. The main battlefields were the Dingxiang Road march led by Li Jing and the Datong Road march led by Li Daozong. Among them, Jieli was also captured.
Zhang Baoxiang was captured alive.
Therefore, Cheng Yaojin's main purpose here is to play a preventive role.
But the current war between the Tang Dynasty and the Turks happened a year earlier than he knew. Zhang San didn't know what happened in it, so he could only take it one step at a time.
In order to take care of Zhang San, everyone rode slower along the way. Even Zhang San felt that the two buttocks were no longer his own. Especially in the past two days, Zhang San did not dare to lie flat on his back when sleeping at night.
"Sir, we can reach Yingzhou in half a day's journey. Do you want to take a rest?" After rushing for the past few days, Zhang San obviously felt that his body was a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, he had strengthened his exercise every day, otherwise he would definitely
Fell ill on the way.
"It doesn't matter, I can still hold on. Let's rest until we get to the place." Zhang San gritted his teeth and said.
Physically, it's actually not bad. The main reason is that my butt feels uncomfortable.
At this time, Zhang San had clearly felt the tense atmosphere at the border. Many people were in a hurry and were full of vigilance whenever a stranger passed by.
When the sun turned west, Zhang San finally arrived at Yingzhou. Looking at the tall city wall in front of him, Zhang San felt a strong fighting spirit, the high fighting spirit of the border officers.
