Chapter 70 Enemy Attack
Of course, everyone was very curious about what the prince was doing.
Some soldiers who had seen the salt being boiled guessed, "If the prince is boiling sea salt, we didn't bring a pot and didn't have enough firewood."
Jinsui did not answer, but ordered everyone to rest.
At this time everyone was exhausted and no one asked any more questions. Except for Jinsui and Wei Zhubo who lived in the tent, everyone else fell asleep on the ground with their clothes on.
Jinsui didn't sleep well that night because the sound of the waves was so loud that it felt like they were whistling in his ears.
She kept reviewing the process of drying salt in her mind, wondering if she made any mistakes and whether the salt yield was high. She also brought some filtered seawater into the space and used laboratory equipment to check the salinity and predict the light exposure time and other issues.
What she didn't know was that in the border town a hundred miles away, everyone was sleepless tonight.
A bonfire was lit in the newly built watchtower, and the warning bell rang from time to time.
Cheng Yu and Chen Yunniang hid in the yard where Jinsui lived, which was the most central and safest house in the entire border town.
Han Xing led the Black Feather Army to guard outside the city gate. All the young and strong soldiers in the garrison came. Those who were insufficiently armed came carrying hoes or sickles.
The elderly, women and children were forced to hide in the cellar.
On the day when King Li and his entourage were leaving the border town, enemies arrived.
They were not bandits or Tartars from the northern border, but members of the Zheng family who came from the direction of Yanzhou City.
The Zheng family was dissatisfied with Li Zhoumu's inaction and even said that Chen Yunniang was Cheng Yu's wife, not Zheng's concubine.
The Zheng family must also discuss this matter with King Li and make peace.
He was even more dissatisfied with King Li's arrogance and disrespect for others.
The head of the Zheng family, Zheng Pengpeng, was still unconscious with a high fever, the old man's grave had not yet been closed, and several people in the Zheng family had convulsions and were seriously ill.
This is because the funeral was disrupted, the people who were buried alive were not entered into the tomb, the old man's soul was unwilling to accept it, the Zheng family's feng shui was ruined, and it brought disaster to future generations.
After the Zheng family discussed it, they decided to bring Chen Yunniang back to be buried with her no matter what!
So what if he offended the King of Li? He was a prince who was exiled to the border with only 3,000 miscellaneous troops. In Yandi, the Zheng family was not afraid of him!
The Zheng family warned Lizhou Mu not to interfere in this matter, and Lizhou Mu really did not want to interfere. It was really because King Li had done things that were outrageous since he came to Yan.
He even thought that it would be a good thing to let the King of Li suffer a great loss. At least it would keep him in peace for a while, allowing him to be the governor of the state in peace.
But he also didn't want to offend the King of Li to death. After all, he was a prince. Who knew one day the emperor would remember this son and transfer him back to Chang'an?
These Yan noble families have strong power in Yan and are not afraid of King Li's revenge. However, he is an official appointed by the imperial court and still has to give face to the prince.
Therefore, Li Heng thought of a win-win solution, which was to stay out of the matter openly and secretly inform King Li.
He didn't even use his own people to report the news. He only informed the Yan family that the Zheng family was going to take people to snatch Chen Yunniang.
The one who received the news was Yan Shiyi, because Yan Jiu had just returned to his ancestral land to worship, and in previous years it was Yan Shiyi who went back.
But this year Yan Jiu said that he wanted to pass on the book "Thirty-Six Strategies" to the Yan family and go back to teach for a few days.
Upon receiving the news, Yan Shiyi's first reaction was to report it to his brother and ask him to decide how many people to take to help King Li and stop the Zheng family.
But Yan Twelve Niang couldn't wait. This back and forth was enough for Chen Yunniang to be kidnapped and buried alive several times! She rushed to the border town with a group of servants and guards, and asked Yan Eleven to stop the Zheng family.
The Yan family underestimated the Zheng family's determination to snatch people away. After discovering that Yan Shier Niang was also in the border town, the Zheng family asked her to leave first.
To be frank, this matter has nothing to do with the Yan family, and the Zheng family does not want to make enemies with the Yan family.
Yan Twelve Niang, dressed in red, held a silver whip in her hand, pointed at the Zheng family and cursed: "This lady is not representing the Yan family today, but myself. I can't stand what you Zheng family are doing!"
"You have seized someone's wife and taken someone's life. This is against Xia law and against the harmony of nature. I cannot sit idly by and watch!"
"I'll take care of Chen Yunniang's affairs! If you want to snatch Chen Yunniang away, you'll have to get past me first!"
Han Xing looked at Twelve Niang with some admiration. He used to think that this woman was not like a woman, but too fierce and arrogant.
But at this moment, she was standing next to him, being fierce to outsiders, and that feeling was quite good.
When the prince is away, the highest-ranking official in the entire border town is him, an eighth-rank captain. As long as Governor Li stands on the side of the Zheng family.
If Bianzhen refused to hand over Chen Yunniang, it would be considered as insubordination.
Even if Governor Li did not intervene, if the Zheng family came to force it, the soldiers in the border town would suffer if a fight really broke out.
Now that Yan Twelve Niang is blocking the border town, the Zheng family will be more careful even if they want to take action.
So both sides were in confrontation, and the Zheng family asked King Li to come out and talk things out face to face.
Han Xing said bluntly that the prince was not there and they should come back another day.
In addition, Chen Yunniang is the wife of Cheng Zhubo and it is impossible for her to be handed over to the Zheng family.
The Zheng family controlled the road from the border town to Yanzhou and would not let anyone leave. They gave the border town one day, and if it still refused to hand over anyone after dark.
The Zheng family can only rob it by force!
Yan Twelve Niang said directly to Han Xing: "I will guard here, you go and arrange the defense."
Han Xing was a little worried: "No, I have to ensure the girl's safety."
Yan Shierniang said angrily, "I don't need your protection! Don't worry, as long as I am still alive, I will never let the Zheng family enter the city."
Han Xing's heart skipped a beat. The more you say that, the more I dare not leave you alone!
Yan Twelve Niang's recklessness is almost as great as that of the prince.
Han Xing just pretended to leave and hid aside to arrange defensive personnel while keeping a close eye on the movements of Yan Shier Niang.
Sure enough, the Zheng family immediately sent out a group of guards armed with wooden sticks, ready to tie Yan Shier Niang back to the Yan family.
Talk to Yan Jiu and take care of your sister! We are all Yandi nobles, how can we help the scoundrel King Li? Yan Shier Niang whipped her silver whip and said, "How dare you! You dare to touch me, aren't you afraid that my brother will flatten your Zheng family?"
The Zheng family sneered, "What a legitimate daughter of the Yan family, you are entangled with the Li King in an unclear way. You don't have to ruin the reputation of the Yan family!"
Yan Shier Niang was both ashamed and angry. These people were just like that. As long as it involved women, they would throw dirty water on their reputation.
She was so angry that her whip skills became messy, and she was immediately approached by five Zheng family guards. One of them wrapped his stick around her whip and swung it hard, causing the silver whip to slip out of his hand.
The other two were about to capture her, but the Yan family guards were busy fighting with the Zheng family and were unable to get close to rescue her.
At the critical moment, Han Xing rode over on his horse and swung his spear, knocking down all the people around Yan Shier Niang.
With a gentle pull, he lifted Yan Shier Niang onto his horse's back. The horse neighed loudly and successfully led Yan Shier Niang out of the encirclement.
"Are you okay?" Han Xing had just asked when he saw a purple bruise on the back of Yan Shier Niang's snow-white hand.
It is true that he himself had been seriously injured numerous times, and bleeding was a common occurrence.
But for some reason, when he saw the wound on the back of Yan Shier Niang's hand, he felt a little distressed in his heart.
(End of this chapter)
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