Chapter 219 Successfully Captured
Let’s go back a few days to when the Qin brothers were just recruited.
The reconnaissance team and the escort team led by Zhou Da, Ma Jin and Hu Guangcong are now divided into two, half will follow Yang Wei's Escort Agency back to Chang'an, and the other half will stay in Xiangping.
Yang Wei's escort agency was crucial; it housed almost all of their belongings, and they had to ensure the safety of this batch of medicinal herbs. Furthermore, they also had to escort the Sixth Young Master's wife's relatives from Chang'an to Pingzhou, making it a difficult task.
Hu Guangcong was kicked out by Zhou Da and Ma Jin, and he and the people from Yang Wei's Escort Agency escorted the precious medicinal materials back to Chang'an.
This guy had been living too comfortably with the prince and his group before, and had grown fat. Now, taking another trip, it was a good opportunity for him to lose some weight.
The troops who stayed in Xiangping also had a heavy task. They were mainly responsible for protecting the safety of the Qin family, young and old, and waiting to be dispatched.
Therefore, they soon learned that the Xiangping military settlement had transferred male prisoners to support Liaoyang.
The people in the military settlement were even so ruthless as to conscript men from the streets. It wasn't intentional anyway, they just dragged away anyone they saw wandering on the street. The men living near the Xiangping military settlement were so scared that they all stayed at home and dared not show up.
Zhou Da and Ma Jin looked at each other. Well, the prince and the others have been conscripted, so they naturally cannot be left behind.
Zhou Da immediately said, "Ma Jin, I will select twenty men to go to Liaoyang to protect the Crown Prince and his men. You and the remaining six or seven brothers will stay in Xiangping to protect the Second Young Master and the Sixth Young Master's wife and the others."
"Why should you go and I stay? I will lead the troops to follow, and you stay." Ma Jin refused, he also wanted to go to the war!
Zhou Da glared at him, but the other party did not offend him and glared back.
Zhou Da knew that if he didn't show some real skills, the other party would not give up, so he said, "How about rock-paper-scissors? The loser stays."
"Okay, let's play rock-paper-scissors. One round will decide the winner!"
In the end, Ma Jin lost.
Zhou Da said, "Pick a few brothers to stay!"
Ma Jin glared at him and muttered in his heart, Zhou Da is not a good son, he always makes me do things that offend people!
As expected, everyone wanted to go to the war and make merit. As soon as his brothers looked at him, they all dispersed, leaving only an open space for him.
"Time is urgent, Ma Jin, hurry up!" Zhou Da urged.
Ma Jin immediately yelled at the bastards, "I'm not going to waste my time talking to you. I'm going to close my eyes and point my finger at whoever I want to stay."
Soon, the remaining people were chosen. They stood aside obediently, having no choice. They were chosen like this, which was bad luck for them.
"Let's go, let's go!" Everyone pushed and shoved excitedly.
Isn’t it just being conscripted as a soldier? They know how to do it!
So Zhou Da led twenty people and appeared in the streets of Xiangping at random locations, and then they were successfully caught.
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After reading the court reports of Chang'an City for the past two or three months, Xie Zhan's eyes fell on Zhang Xian's biography and he remained silent.
He didn't expect that in just two months, the situation in the court officialdom in Chang'an City would become like this, especially Zuo Anmin, who had such a large piece of power directly taken away by Zhang Xian.
He knew Zhang Xian. As early as when he was thirteen, he had decided to pursue a career in government. His grandfather had compiled the resumes of incumbent officials for him to memorize.
These people are all worthy of attention. They are particularly outstanding in some aspects, and Zhang Xian is one of them.
When Zhang Xian was exiled to a remote area because of Yan Hua, his grandfather was still alive. He once commented that it was normal for people like Zhang Xian to work until they died without the guidance or even support of a noble person. Just as he spent more than ten years of his golden time in the border town of Pingzhou, his grandfather's words were confirmed.
Now, the most unlikely thing has happened. Xie Zhan couldn't help but suspect that Zhang Xian had met a noble person who would guide or support him.
Zhang Xian's strong rise to power was somewhat influenced by Lü Desheng. They all said that Lü Desheng was Zhang Xian's benefactor, that Lü Desheng valued his talent and gave Zhang Xian some pointers, which was also to disgust Yan Hua.
Xie Zhan always felt that their relationship was more than what appeared on the surface. They should have a deeper relationship. It was all because Zhang Xian had changed so much.
Considering that the Qin family's exile must have passed through Yanzhou, and Tonghua County, where Zhang Xian previously served, was a necessary route, he couldn't help but suspect that they had already reconciled before Zhang Xian returned to Chang'an.
Sometimes he wondered if he was overthinking it, but he knew deep down that it was possible.
Looking at the current layout of Chang'an City, it is very close to his guess.
Therefore, Xie Zhan concluded that Zhang Xian was a member of the Lu family. Even if he was not, his rise to power should have been closely related to the Lu family.
This resulted in his original advantage in Changan being equalized.
Also, the new emperor is making progress and has learned how to maintain checks and balances.
Everyone was making progress, except Xie Zhan, who was temporarily stuck.
In addition, under such circumstances, it is unknown whether the letter he sent to Chang'an City through the hands of the officials can achieve the desired effect.
Just when Xie Zhan was feeling heavy-hearted, Zhao Yutan pushed the door open and poured him tea and water.
Xie Zhan's eyes fell on the long, curved-hem gown she was wearing. This dress was sent by the Chen family. The Chen family...
After Zhao Yutan added tea to his bowl, she was about to leave when Xie Zhan grabbed her hand.
Zhao Yutan's face quickly flushed. After arriving in the south, she found that her husband was much closer to her.
Xie Zhan stood up, walked to her side, and asked in a low voice, "Have you been feeling better recently?"
Zhao Yutan nodded slightly, "Much better."
"That's good." Xie Zhan hugged her and went to the inner room.
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Ji Wuyin received a letter from the north. The letter was delivered by water. He raised his eyebrows. The speed was quite fast.
During this time, Ji Wuyin pondered a lot, becoming increasingly certain that the old man must have found a new master. He was terrified of death, and unless there was a special reason, he would never have gone to Liaoxi County. It was too close to the Xianbei, and if he wasn't lucky, he could be killed.
The only reason that could make that old guy take such a big risk and stay there is that he has found a new master. Because except for sacrificing himself for his great goal, no one else or anything else is worth him taking such a big risk.
After Ji Wuyin finished reading the letter, he had only one feeling: the people behind the old man really wanted to tie Xie Zhan to the Chen family's boat.
In Ji Wuyin's view, this letter was to ask him to send someone to remind Chen Jiaye and force Xie Zhan to marry Chen's daughter, so as to bind the two together through the marriage relationship.
It can be seen that this plan is aimed at Xie Zhan, not the Chen family.
The person behind the old man has a grudge against the Xie family? He mentally counted all the forces that had grudges against the Xie family and were currently in the North, then crossed them out one by one...
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