Chapter 43: No rush, no wait



The room was quiet, and several men stood under the dim light, looking angry.

"I never thought he could survive like this," said a man. "It's all because of the Qingshan Army."

"What's going on with this Qingshan Army? Who raised these soldiers?" Huang Cheng asked. "Have you found out?"

The men looked at each other.

"They're not soldiers," a man said thoughtfully, "but bandits from Qingyuan Prefecture."

"Are they really bandits?" Huang Cheng asked with frowned brows.

No one cared about the wife of the Crown Prince of Chengguo at first. After all, with Mrs. Chengguo around, rescuing refugees was different from fighting against the Jin soldiers, and there was also the Shun'an Army as the main force.

Later, news came that the prince's wife was a bandit.

Like the officials of Hejian Prefecture, they also laughed about this...

"Mrs. Chengguo is a woman who came out of a den of bandits. She only has this much ability when she encounters problems. She only knows how to arrange marriages."

"Could it be that she wanted to go to Daming Prefecture to meet Qinghe Bo and to form an alliance with him? Qinghe Bo's family has many daughters, but if she wants to marry them, does Cheng Guogong have the money?"

The Earl of Qinghe was greedy for money. When his sons married, they would always give a large dowry, while when his daughters married, they would receive a large gift and very little dowry.

Therefore, most of the children in the family are older but have not yet started a family. Some people have openly or secretly persuaded Qinghe Bo to do so. Qinghe Bo said that the benefits of marrying into his family would far exceed the mere dowry and gift.

But now that they knew it was this bandit prince's wife who had led the Shun'an Army to Yizhou and rescued Duke Cheng, everyone's laughter died down.

They also had some idea of ​​the strength of the Shun'an Army. Although the Northern Army under the rule of Duke Cheng were good at fighting, they were definitely not as brave as this.

Seven or eight thousand people ran into the Jin territory and fought against tens of thousands of Jin soldiers. This is not bravery, this is madness, right?

However, they succeeded and brought back Duke Cheng.

This is definitely not something that the Shun'an Army can do. The key to the matter must be the wife of the Crown Prince of Chengguo.

The wife of the Crown Prince of Chengguo has once again attracted everyone's attention, but the Qingshan Army appeared too suddenly, and no one even knew where they came from, and the information they had obtained was completely confusing.

Finally, because of the identity of this bandit, a message was received from Qingyuan Prefecture that there was a group of very powerful bandits in Qingyuan Prefecture. They killed all the bandits in the territory and then suddenly disappeared.

"They should be the bandits that Qingyuan Prefecture mentioned." An aide said, "Our people lost contact in Qingyuan Prefecture."

Huang Cheng pondered and frowned.

"It seems that those people also died at the hands of this prince's wife," he said.

"It just happened to happen." An aide also said thoughtfully, "Because our people were fighting under the banner of banditry, they were killed by these so-called bandits who kill bandits."

"That's how I got to know Mrs. Cheng Guo," another aide also said.

"So Madam Chengguo took a fancy to these bandits and no longer wanted to marry the Earl of Qinghe, so she decided to marry this bandit." An aide said with a strange expression, "Because firstly, these bandits are powerful, and secondly, the bride price may be cheap?"

Someone burst out laughing when they heard what he said.

But this isn't the right time to laugh.

The man quickly stopped and lowered his head.

Huang Cheng knocked on the table.

“It sounds absurd, but it’s not impossible,” he said. “But it’s certainly not that easy.”

He looked at the people present.

"What's the news from Dingzhou?"

Because she didn't care before, she only focused on Mrs. Chengguo, thinking that everything was arranged by her, and didn't pay attention to the Crown Prince's wife.

Now we must check her carefully.

Some men were in a dilemma.

"After entering Dingzhou, Duke Cheng's army was on high alert and local officials were not allowed to approach, so our people couldn't get any information," they said.

Huang Cheng nodded, but he was not angry.

"There's no rush for this. He can't stay aloof for his whole life." He said, "Although it's important to know the origins of this wife, there's no rush. The most important thing now is that Zhu Shan is still alive."

He stood up, holding onto the table, and took two slow steps.

"Also, you can't say that Madam Chengguo's ability is limited to this." He said, "Back then, the military doctor Zhang Chang surrendered to the Jin army, Chen Jiang died in battle, and Zhu Shan was besieged by the Jin army and almost died. It was thanks to Zhu Shan of the Yu family that he was able to escape and kill Wan Yanshu, becoming famous in one battle."

He looked at the men in the room.

"If you were in my shoes, and you had the chance to become famous and build a career, would you still care about who you married?"

The men all laughed and shook their heads.

Some people are a little upset.

"It would have been better to let Madam Chengguo go to see Qinghebo smoothly at the beginning," he said.

Even if Qinghebo was persuaded to marry, it would not have achieved the results we have today.

"It's very important that we find the right daughter-in-law." Huang Cheng continued, "Mrs. Chengguo is making preparations for her son."

He smiled when he said this.

"It's a pity that now is not the same as it was back then. Without Zhu Shan, let alone a bandit's wife, we can't even have one."

"But now Zhu Shan is still here, and this time after returning from Yizhou, his reputation is even greater." An aide said with a frown.

"Fame is a good thing, but also a bad thing," Huang Cheng said. "Don't be impatient, don't be impatient."

No rush?

The staff looked at each other.

"Sir, Zhu Shan is now in control of the North. Isn't it possible that the North will become his world again?" a man said hastily, "We have finally managed to break up the North's layout."

Huang Cheng picked up the teacup and was about to say something when a servant in blue clothes came in from outside the door.

"Master," he said, bowing, "The Lord of Qinghe is here."

Qinghebo?

Everyone in the room was stunned, looking surprised and surprised.

"The Earl of Qinghe has come to Beijing?" they couldn't help but ask.

Huang Cheng slowly turned the teacup, a smile spreading across his face.

"You're in such a hurry." He said, holding out his hand, "Please."

Hearing the invitation, several staff members hurried to open the door, walked out quickly and stood outside the door waiting to be greeted. Soon a burly man came into their sight.

He is in his fifties, with gray hair, but his posture is upright and he does not look old.

This is a veteran general who once commanded half of the military mountain. Duke Chengguo Zhu Shan once took orders under him, and he is still in charge of maintaining stability in the south of the Yangtze River.

Seeing the staff standing over to greet him, he bowed and laughed from a distance.

"Zou Jiang greets the old man." He said, his voice like a loud bell, carrying the spirit of iron horses and golden swords.

When Qinghebo introduced himself, Lu Yunqi, who was at home, also heard it.

"He came to the capital without a transfer order." Jiang Baihu, no, he who has now become a thousand households, said in a low voice.

Lu Yunqi nodded.

"Cut it off," he said.

Jiang Qianhu was shocked.

"Really?" he asked.

After all, he is an uncle and has a very good personal relationship with the emperor.

Lu Yunqi suddenly smiled.

"Of course it's fake," he said.

Jiang Qianhu looked even more surprised.

So, this is a joke?

Lu Yunqi, are you kidding? This is really a joke.

Lu Yunqi's smile was fleeting, and he immediately returned to his calm state.

"We never make decisions," he said calmly, "we just follow orders."

Therefore, how to deal with Qinghebo's secret entry into the capital was the emperor's business, and they only needed to follow the emperor's orders.

Captain Jiang naturally understood this truth. What he cared about now was not Qinghe Bo, but Lu Yunqi.

This smile and then stopping further proved that his smile came from the heart. He was very happy, joyful and cheerful in his heart.

What's the matter? Captain Jiang looked at Lu Yunqi.

"The wife of the prince of Chengguo." Lu Yunqi said suddenly.

Jiang Qianhu came to his senses and quickly replied yes.

"Duke Cheng has already entered Dingzhou, and the Jinyiwei there immediately sent back news about the origins of the wife of Duke Cheng's son..." he said.

Lu Yunqi laughed again and interrupted him.

"Do we need to check the background of this prince's wife?" he said, "Who else could be the bandit from Qingyuan Prefecture besides her?"


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