lady, please calm down

At the beginning of the Xu period, there was a warm pavilion on the first floor of the Hanchun Hall of the Wangfu.

Blessed by the earth dragon fire wall, the pavilion is as warm as spring and the daffodils are in full bloom.

After the meal, Yu Nong, who had been waiting for a year to take revenge at the card table, quickly organized a card game.

Ayu couldn't sit for a long time because she was pregnant, so she read stories to a group of children on a couch nearby.

A volleyball team of one son and three women from the palace sat on the couch, listening attentively.

Chen Chu, who had nothing to do, looked around the card table and finally sat next to Jia Rou, who was playing cards for the first time.

"Four cakes~"

"Yaoji!"

"Bang, 90,000."

Compared with the previous sisters, every time it was Jiarou's turn to play cards, which was less skilled, the smooth game would always get stuck.

Jiarou hesitated for a while, finally picked a card, and shouted out 'six pieces', but was stopped by Chen Chu, "Play this, four cakes!"

Cai Hua, who was sitting in Jia Rou's house, heard Jia Rou calling out the six cards. She had already stretched out her hand to push the Hu card back, but she saw Chen Chu helping Jia Rou change the card and was dissatisfied. 'Tsk'.

In the next round, Yu Nong played a card of seven. When Chen Chu saw that Jiarou was still confused, he laughed quickly and pushed the card for her. He said arrogantly: "Seven cards are stuck! One door is missing. Come on, let's do the accounting. Chenghui All ladies, sixty coins each!”

Yu Nong hurriedly leaned over and looked over, and after confirming that the cards were correct, he pouted and complained: "Young master, there is no one like you. After seeing the cards of the three of us, I will teach Jiarou how to play!"

"Hey, isn't it! If the prince hadn't tricked Jiarou and stopped Jiarou's Liutiao just now, I would have done it!"

Cai Hua opened the small drawer of the card table, took out two cargo tickets, and handed them over reluctantly.

Chen Chu just pretended not to hear and shamelessly helped Jiarou take it away.

This time, Jia Rou felt a little embarrassed and whispered: "Ai Ai, you don't need to teach me, I have already learned it."

Mao'er smiled lightly and presented the goods ticket. As for the official's obvious move to favor Jia Rou, he didn't take it seriously.

She knew that on the first day Jiarou entered the palace as a family member, the official's apparent deliberate preference was to make Jiarou feel more at ease when she came to a new place and help her integrate quickly.

Didn't you see that Yunong dared to shout "Jiarou Jiarou" before the game of cards was over?

As long as Jia Rou doesn't make a show at home, Mao'er won't mind this little thing.

But Yu Nong and Cai Hua refused.

"Master, if nothing happens, please take the children to set off the fireworks."

"Yes, yes, yes, go ahead, prince, please stop causing trouble here."

As soon as they heard that there were fireworks to be played, a group of children couldn't sit still. They climbed up on Chen Chu one after another like climbing a mountain, hugging his legs and riding on his neck.

After a while, Chen Chu walked out of the house with a string of little dolls hanging on his body.

Immediately, the excited clapping of the dolls and the crackling of small fireworks sounded outside the house.

"Daddy, giggle."

"Daddy, I want to see Little Bee"

"Daddy, click this, click this."

Through a window, the children in the courtyard were shouting happily.

Jia Rou couldn't help but turned her head and looked over, only to see Mian'er raising her head, holding a fairy stick with both hands raised, her little face flushed with laughter.

Although Mian'er's identity is temporarily unknown, her parents are the most important figures in Daqi, and they are well-dressed and well-fed, but in Jia Rou's memory, she has never seen her so happy.

"Jiarou, play your cards!"

While he was distracted, Yunong's urging voice sounded. Jiarou quickly drew a card and played it out, "Get rich."

"beep!"

Yu Nong immediately used his mouth as a whistle, quickly picked up the fortune that Jia Rou had just played from the sea of ​​cards, slapped it on the table domineeringly, laughed and said: "Huh! Seven pairs, Men Qing vs. Hu, take the money take money"

This was quite a joke. Cai Hua looked sideways and suddenly stood up and walked towards the door, saying, "Oh, let's watch the fireworks!"

"Lao Cai! Stop cheating and settle the account first. This is my first win tonight!"

Yu Nong stomped her feet angrily, but she had no choice but to turn around and look at Mao'er, "Sister! Don't you care about her?"

"Watch the fireworks, go watch the fireworks."

"Ah! How can my sister learn to be a cheat!"

Yunong was angry and aggrieved, and held Mao'er's arm without letting go. The latter was obviously teasing her, but he refused. Yunong stuck her butt back and was almost dragged towards the yard by Mao'er.

This scene made Jiarou, who was experiencing the atmosphere of the royal palace for the first time, stunned. Princess and Cai, one person controls Luliuwei Farm Reclamation and the other person controls Sihai Trading Company. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are rich enough to rival the country!

How come the winning or losing of Bai80wen depends on who this family is!

However, it looks so interesting and joyful.

At this moment, Prince Chu's Mansion is just a small microcosm of Caizhou City.

Inside and outside the city, lanterns along the streets outline the majestic outline of the city; laughter and laughter spread out the joy and peace of all people.

In the rich night, the brightly lit Caizhou is like a pearl inlaid on the dark earth, shining brightly.

Thousands of miles away, it was a different scene.

The Yuzhou City on Zhongjing Road in the Kingdom of Jin was not much busier than in the past. The new peach charms on the doors of each courtyard seemed to be the only reminder related to the New Year.

In Xushi, there were more than a dozen serious-looking men gathered in the side room of the Zhang family courtyard in Zhuskin Lane.

In the team organized by Zhang Xiaoyin under the guise of "harvesting wool", the core figures Hu San, Lu Sixheng and others are present.

Seeing Zhang Xiaoyin frowning in thought, Hu San whispered anxiously: "Xiaoyin, what should I do? Will Uncle Zhang be unable to endure the punishment and confess us all?"

Harvesting wool is a way to make money, but what Hu San is most worried about is Zhang Chuangen's full explanation. Although their organization is to contact the lower-level soldiers and wait for opportunities, today's incident happened suddenly and everyone was completely unprepared.

Before Zhang Xiaoyin could answer, the burly Lu Sixheng said in a deep voice: "Afraid of a bird! Tonight we will go directly to the prison, rob the person, and throw him to Nanjing!"

Zhang Xiaoyin had previously revealed that Nanjing also had Qi domestic agents like them, and I heard that the level was not low, so Lu Sixheng said this.

At this time, Zhang Xiaoyin has become the de facto backbone of everyone. His decision is not only related to the life and death of his godfather, but also the life and death of hundreds of brothers and family members.

Suppressing the urge to rob someone tonight, Zhang Xiaoyin looked at Xie Delu, the jailer in the city, and asked, "Brother Xie, what's going on with my godfather?"

Xie Delu clasped his fists and replied in a low voice: "The Wang Governor's soldiers may have suspicions about Uncle Zhang, but there is no evidence. Uncle Zhang is also a tough guy. He suffered a lot this afternoon, but he insists that he is a wool harvester. peddler."

Hearing that his godfather had suffered a lot, Zhang Xiaoyin clenched his fists subconsciously and said in a harsh voice: "What happened to my godfather?"

Xie Delu told the truth: "When he was sent to the prison in the evening, he could still speak. The person in charge of the interrogation was Wang Xin, the nephew of Governor Wang. Even though I was a brother, I couldn't stop Uncle Zhang even if I tried to help him. Over there with Uncle Zhang."

Xie Delu thought about it for a moment and then whispered: "We can hold on for two more days at most!"

When Lu Sixheng heard this, he immediately said: "Xiao Yin, you are still hesitating! Let's do it tonight!"

Zhang Xiaoyin took another long test, but said: "With just a dozen of us, even if we rush into the prison city, we will die! Third brother, fourth brother, Chunsheng, Erpeng, please contact all brothers as soon as possible tomorrow morning, and be ready Guy!"

"it is good!"

Lu Sixheng and others agreed one after another.

After a while, everyone left the Zhang family and scattered throughout the city.

But Zhang Xiaoyin sat alone in the room for a long time. He could only gather two or three hundred people on his side.

Among them, Zhang Xiaoyin was not 100% sure whether there were any traitors who had backed down when things got tough and even took the initiative to tip off Governor Wang. Furthermore, there were six thousand troops stationed in the city. After the uprising, Zhang Xiaoyin was also confused as to how many people would obey Wang Bolong's orders and how many people would rise up.

In short, tomorrow’s events will be extremely dangerous.

In Xu Shizhong, after careful consideration, Zhang Xiaoyin decided to use the "no contact except emergency" line that his godfather had previously told him.

On the way out, the sound of the door hinge alerted the mother in the hall.

On a cold winter day, Zhang's mother hurriedly opened the door with bare feet and stood at the door, holding the door frame with one hand and digging at the door frame unconsciously and uneasily with her fingers.

Under the light of the Qingming stars, the mother and son looked at each other for a moment, and were speechless for a long time.

In the end, Zhang Xiaoyin tried his best to say in a relatively relaxed tone: "Mom, please go back to the house and rest, I'll go out to do some errands."

Mother Zhang opened her mouth, but a thousand words turned into one sentence, "Son, be careful in everything."

After leaving home, Zhang Xiaoyin walked in a large circle in the city to make sure that no one was following him, and then he came to Dongji Trading Company in the city.

After all, it was approaching the end of the year, and Dong Ji Trading Company had not yet closed its doors.

The shop owner sitting in the front hall seemed to have guessed that Zhang Xiaoyin would come, "Hey, Xiao Zhang, the wool you sent last time was mixed with a lot of gravel and grass clippings. My boss was very angry! He is behind you now, you Explain it to him yourself.”

Zhang Xiaoyin has never sent wool to Dongji Trading Company. He did not argue when he heard this. He only said: "You are not careful in your work. I came here to apologize to the owner of your shop. Please take me to see him."

There were other guests in the front hall, so there was no doubt that he was there.

The shopkeeper complained all the way and led Zhang Xiaoyin to the back house.

The back house was quiet, with only one main room lit by candlelight, and there were three or five strong men dressed as waiters guarding the door.

The shopkeeper stepped forward and knocked on the door. The room was silent, and a voice sounded that Zhang Xiaoyin seemed to have heard but couldn't remember who it was for the moment.

"Who?"

"Mr. Su, Zhang Xiaoyin is here."

"Oh, come in."

Immediately, the door opened.

Zhang Xiaoyin stepped inside and couldn't help but was stunned. There were two people sitting at the head. One was Dong Fugui, the owner of Dongji Trading Company, and the other was military commander Su Shengye, whom Zhang Xiaoyin had come into contact with when he was in the Hebei prisoner of war camp.

But what shocked him even more was that there were seven or eight middle-level officers of the Jin Kingdom's Han Army in the room!

These people have one thing in common. They have all been captured in Hebei, and most of them have been promoted from junior officers to mid-level officers within the past year.

For example, Nagu Zi Ying Ying Zheng Pang Gu was only a deputy general when he returned to Yuzhou from the prisoner of war camp at the beginning of the year. In just less than a year, he was promoted two levels and became the first battalion Ying Zheng.

All the brothers in the army knew that the reason why Pang Panggu was promoted so quickly was because he gave Shangguan a large sum of money.

At the beginning, some people were still wondering how Pang Panggu, who had a somewhat upright personality, suddenly became enlightened and where did he get the large sum of money to give as gifts.

Now, Zhang Xiaoyin instantly realized that it was Dong Fugui who had given him money and paved the way for Pang Panggu's promotion.

In other words, Huaibei gave Pang Panggu money to pave the way.

He is not alone. In Yuzhou City, how many sergeants secretly defected to Qi State, and how many officers were supported by Huaibei?

Seeing Zhang Xiaoyin's confusion, Su Shengye stood up and introduced, "This is Xiao Yin, one of my own. Brother Guozhong, you should recognize him, right? Xiao Yin is a senior officer under your command."

Only then did Zhang Xiaoyin realize that Ding Guozhong, the leader of his camp, was also sitting there. The latter grinned and said, "I've noticed something is wrong with you. He is indeed one of our own."

"No further talk, have you all remembered your tasks clearly for tomorrow?"

Su Shengye took over the conversation and immediately got to the point.

The people sitting here were all Han soldiers who had experienced the baptism of the First World War in Hebei. From the moment they walked out of the prisoner-of-war camp, they knew what they were carrying.

Whether they no longer want to be cannon fodder with the Jin State, or they want to recognize their ancestors and return to their clan to start a new career after seeing the tyranny of the Huaibei Army of the State of Qi, in short, everyone is mentally prepared for the 'uprising'.

Everyone clasped their fists and accepted the promise, but Ding Guozhong also asked one more question, "Mr. Su, it is not difficult to pacify the city, but the Jin Kingdom's counterattack is bound to arrive soon. When will our Huaibei army and the Thunder Cannon arrive to support?"

This sentence was also the worry of all the Han troops, making them take action against Wang Bolong. They were not afraid, but they were worried about the Jin army approaching the city.

However, Su Shengye did not hide anything and said directly: "Today something happened unexpectedly. I will send a messenger only in the afternoon. Once the King of Chu gets the letter, we will organize a large army to carry out supplies and dispatch. The reinforcements will arrive in two months at the earliest and in four months at the earliest."

As soon as these words came out, many people's expressions changed.

Su Shengye immediately said again: "Are you afraid? I have sent a messenger to Nanjing Road. If the situation is unfavorable after the uprising, we can retreat to Nanjing! If that doesn't work, we can retreat to Hebei Road in Qi State! This uprising is for everyone to return home. In the first service of the Queen, Su will definitely report your heroic performance to the prince! In the future, we will reward you based on your merits, and we will all be rich!"

The evidence that these people had beaten and killed the Jin people in the prisoner-of-war camp was all in Huaibei's hands. If they are half-hearted now, once Huaibei makes the matter public, they will flee left and right in accordance with the Jin Kingdom's law that "the Han people murder the Jin people's lives and kill the whole family." But one death.

In this case, why not give it a try!

"I am willing to die for the King of Chu!"

All the officers expressed their opinions one after another, and there were no more distracting thoughts.

This secret meeting ended late at night.

When the army was founded in the early days, it was born out of the "storyteller" organization founded by Cai Hua. Later, although Cai Hua no longer interfered or inquired about any military affairs, Li Ke, the early backbones, clearly had some of her temperament. She was meticulous yet bold. Arrogant but also cautious at every step.

Su Shengye was the one who was brought out by Li Ke. Just like Zhang Chuangen was arrested this time, most normal people would subconsciously think that the military commander was at risk of being exposed in Yuzhou and needed to evacuate as soon as possible.

But in Su Shengye's view, it was a rare opportunity to make contributions!

Anyway, he was acting in accordance with the general strategic direction that the military commander had already formulated, and due to the long distance and inconvenient communication, the military commander originally advocated making decisions on his own in case of emergencies.

Hey, Your Majesty, it’s the Chinese New Year, can you please give me a Yuzhou city as a gift?

At the beginning of the day, Zhang Xiaoyin was walking on the way home, feeling his heart surge. Just now, he not only knew that Huaibei had already penetrated into Yuzhou with holes in it, but also heard that, except for the people sitting here tonight, there was no one in Yuzhou City There is also a higher-ranking officer named Huaibei Anzi.

At first, Zhang Xiaoyin was only thinking about how to rescue his godfather, but what Su Shengye wanted was to seize the opportunity to capture Yuzhou and cause chaos in the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin!

When I got home, my mother's room was still lit with candles, which was rare in the Zhang family who were careful about lamp oil.

Zhang Xiaoyin went back and forth all night, firstly because he was worried about his godfather, and secondly because of the excitement that was about to stir up the world.

Third, it was because the loom in my mother's house creaked all night.

The next day, New Year's Eve.

Zhang Xiaoyin only slept for more than an hour, but was still energetic.

Throughout the morning, people came and went in the side room where Zhang Xiaoyin lived, as if they were plotting something big.

It wasn't until the afternoon that things calmed down at home.

Zhang Xiaoyin hid in the house, sharpened his dagger and long knife, tightened his leggings belt, and then went to his mother's house.

Zhang's mother has not rested for a moment since last night and has been sitting in front of the loom.

"Mom, we don't lack food and clothing now, why are you working so hard?"

Zhang Xiaoyin said helplessly, Zhang's mother rubbed her red eyes, but didn't answer.

"Mom, there may be a little chaos in the city tonight. I'll send you to Zhuangzi outside the city of Dingying to stay for one night."

Zhang Xiaoyin guessed that her mother should have seen some clues last night, so she said it relatively straightforwardly.

This time, Zhang's mother finally responded, but shook her head and refused: "Mom is not going anywhere."

"Mother" Zhang Xiaoyin was about to persuade her again, but her mother stood up and rubbed her sore wrist, picked up the scissors next to her, and cut the knitted linen into three pieces.

Zhang Xiaoyin couldn't help being stunned, "Mom, what are you doing!"

But Zhang's mother leaned over and folded two pieces of linen about six or seven feet long. She looked at her son with red eyes and said, "Son, if you want to do something big, just go ahead. Don't worry, mother won't hold you back."

As he spoke, he shook out the linen cloth he had just folded, and said in a sad but firm tone: "If everything fails, I will use these two pieces of linen cloth to wrap you and your godfather's bodies for burial, and leave this long one. Mom is left to hang herself; if the big thing comes to pass tomorrow, I will bring your godfather to my house and the three of us will celebrate the New Year."

Zhang Xiaoyin suddenly felt a sore nose, knelt down and kowtowed three times to her mother. When she looked up, she had a smile on her face, "Mom! Don't be afraid. Tomorrow, our family of three will celebrate the New Year!" (this chapter) over)