Chapter 20 Barbarian Invasion
The City Lord's Mansion is located at the junction of the city and fang. Needless to say, the scale of this mansion also shocked Yu Wan. It took about six or seven hundred steps from the door to the hall.
Emperor Chongzhen, who was suffering and difficult, was still unconscious. Fortunately, Yu You kept his steps away and took good care of him so that he would not make the condition worse.
Fortunately, Zheng Zongwang was quite humane and invited the best doctor in Anqing City to come for treatment. I believe that Zhu Youjian will gradually recover in a short time.
In the Yingbin Hall, this group of thirsty young men were eating voraciously. The most eye-catching one was naturally Xu Hu. The fast food speed made the dozen maids in charge of serving the dishes too busy.
"Young Master Yu, eat slowly, there is food in the kitchen." Zheng Zongwanggui was the lord of a city and had never seen such an indifferent eating style, which made him very embarrassed.
Seeing that Yu Wan turned a blind eye to Zheng Zongwang's questions several times, Ling Xiang couldn't help but step on him secretly. The latter felt a pain, and then he realized, clasped his fists and said, "I'll wait for two or three days without a drop of water, so Lord Zheng laughed."
"The water has not flowed in for two or three days?" If it weren't for seeing Yu Wan's still cracked lips, Zheng Zongwang would have thought he was joking with him, "Where are the virtuous nephews coming from and where are they going?"
Yu Wan put down the bowls and chopsticks, his eyes rolled. After thinking for a while, he decided not to reveal his identity for the time being. If the Zheng surnamed Zheng forgets his righteousness and ties up Chongzhen to see Zhu Yousong, it will be troublesome. "Mr. Zheng, we escaped from the capital and want to go to Wuchang to join relatives. Thanks to you and Ling Ai for help, we will set off immediately after dinner and will never disturb your mansion."
"Are you leaving soon?" Zheng Yixue frowned, and a hint of reluctance appeared on her face. "I still want to ask Mr. Yu about Feng Shui and metaphysics."
Ling Xiang is both a woman, and you can see something wrong with Zheng Yixue. Zheng Qianjin will not fall in love with Yu Wan at first sight. She lowered her head and said in a low voice, "Yu Langzi, Miss Zheng is afraid she is not interested in you. Should you consider staying and being a son-in-law?"
"Why, Your Highness the Princess is jealous?"
Yu Wan smiled secretly. Princess Lingxiang would not be moved by herself, otherwise, why did she smell so much jealous in her words just now?
Ling Xiang smiled coldly, "Only blind women will fall in love with you."
Zheng Yixue, who was standing beside her, couldn't help but feel her eyes wet, bit her lower lip tightly, and said in her heart: What is the relationship between Miss Zhu and Yu Wan... Wait, why do I care so much about Mr. Yu's private affairs? I've just met you!
The Lord Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Young Master Yu, don't worry. It's only five or six hundred miles from here to Anqing. You can get there in two days by riding a horse. Please stay for a day. It's not too late to leave tomorrow. The prizes from the poetry recitation conference have not been sent to you yet."
Speaking of the prize, Yu Wan's heart thrust, "Lord Zheng, you don't need to give the prize. It's a great favor for you to enjoy this meal."
Hearing this, Xu Hu complained secretly, "How can there be any reason for the baby who came to the door?" Feng Dai just wanted to make a sound and whispered. "Hu Zi, General Yu is not such a noble person, listen."
Sure enough, Yu Wan paused for a moment and continued, "It's just that after we arrived in Wuchang City, it's an extraordinary period. If there is no pass certificate, I'm afraid the soldiers guarding the city will not be allowed in. Can you please help the city lord to find a way to help us pass the checkpoint smoothly?"
Upon hearing this, Lord Zheng smiled at the sky, "What's the point of this little thing? I have a good personal relationship with Wuchang General Zuo Liangyu. I can write a letter to him. With the seal of our mansion, I will teach you that no one dares to stop you along the way!"
"I would like to thank Lord Zheng for this!"
The meal was not over until sunset. Everyone was very sensible while eating and chatting. Especially the two talented women Zheng Yixue and Zhu Weiling had similar personalities and soon became known as confidants.
After drinking and eating, everyone returned to their wings, washed up and had a good sleep.
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Soon, the night came again.
When it was almost my last moment, Yu Wan tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
It is only in the previous life that nightlife has just started at 11 o'clock in the evening, with bright lights and wine, watching movies to flirt with girls, NBA playoffs, Jay Chou’s concert... What a wonderful and comfortable life, I have never been like now, running around to survive.
The Ming Dynasty was annihilated by the historical trend, but he was against this trend, so he almost died again and again. Is this worth it? No matter who he belongs to, as long as he lives a stable life, isn’t it enough to be free and happy? Otherwise, it would be like Zheng Yixue’s intentions and how about becoming the son-in-law of the lord of Anqing City?
But this idea was quickly dispelled. It’s hateful, how could this idea come up? Even if it’s not to save the Han people who are about to be massacred by the Qing army, or to achieve their own dream of hegemony, they must grit their teeth and persevere even if they suffer!
In his previous life, he was mediocre and mediocre. God finally gave himself a chance to be reborn, and he had to leave the name "Yu Wan" in the history books.
If there is really a saying of a historical turning point, then Yu Wan firmly believes that the day he traveled to the Ming Dynasty was the historical turning point!
As long as I can obtain Zuo Liangyu's support and hold hundreds of thousands of troops, I will be confident that I can sweep the world...
Thinking of this, he soon fell asleep. In the dream, Princess Lingxiang lay naked in his arms like when she first met, looking at him charmingly, constantly blowing in Yu Wan's ear, and even touching the tent he was holding up with her slender hands...
Just when Yu Wan wanted to show his power and poured out thousands of miles, the sound of war drums that shook the sky and the earth woke him up!
"The barbarians invaded!"
Outside the city, war drums and guns were smoke and wars were everywhere. People in the mansion were filled with panic and cried.
Accompanied by the sound of the call, the originally extremely quiet city lord's mansion instantly became bright and boiling!
"Report... Lord Zheng, the barbarian army invaded, the brothers could no longer defend!"
In the lobby, a middle-aged man dressed in an officer reported the military situation urgently.
"Damn the barbarians, they launched a sneak attack in the middle of the night, which is extremely hateful!"
When talking about the word barbarians, Zheng Zongwang was both hated and afraid, "How many barbarian troops are there?"
"The night is too dark and I can't see clearly, but judging from the number of flags, there should be no less than 30,000 people!"
"Three...thirty thousand army!" After Zheng Zongwang hurriedly put on his official uniform, he hurriedly said to his subordinates, "Call He Dongping and Du Zhengyan, two generals, come over to discuss countermeasures!"
After receiving the order, the guards rushed to summon the two generals in a hurry.
The people in the mansion were already in chaos, with men, women, young and old, ladies and maids rushing to the hall, surrounding Zheng Zong with panic expressions.
"What are you still staying for? Get rid of your belongings and go out of the city to hide!"
Zheng Zongwang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He looked at the hundreds of people in the mansion panic and rushed around and didn't even get a single shot.
"Mr. Zheng, what happened?"
Yu Wan and others also walked to the hall, and they couldn't help but feel nervous when they saw this scene.
"The disaster is coming, Nephew Yu is ready to clean up his fines and run away!"
Zheng Zongwang sat on the chair with a hurry, his legs still trembling. Zheng Yixue was relatively calm, and she sat down after she sat down.
"In the Dabie Mountains area at the junction of Henan, Hubei and Anhui provinces, hundreds of thousands of fierce and cruel barbarians live. It is said that they are descendants of the Khitans. After moving south, they lived a semi-agricultural and semi-nomadic life, but they still retain the wildness of the Khitans. They never intermarry with the Han people, nor wear Han costumes."
"For hundreds of years, peace and prosperity have been at peace and complacent, and the Central Plains regime has caused troubles. Given that the Dabie Mountains are dangerous and easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the barbarians are strong and extremely united in combat, neither the Yuan and Ming dynasties were able to eradicate the problem of the Dabie Mountains' rebellion."
"In recent years, the barbarians frequently harassed the surrounding Han towns. In the third year of Tianqi, the fifth year of Chongzhen, the tenth year of Chongzhen, the fourteenth year of Chongzhen, the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the most terrifying thing was the plunder in the tenth year of Chongzhen. Not only did they rob all the food in Anqing City, but they also killed more than 3,000 guards in the city, and even the city lord's mansion was burned!"
Looking at the shocked expressions of Ling Xiang and Feng Dai and others, Zheng Zongwang sighed and continued, "This time the barbarian army is less than 30,000, but our army is less than 5,000. Every time Anqing is invaded by barbarians, he relies on Luzhou Prefecture to send troops to rescue him, but the Luzhou army will be noon tomorrow as soon as possible. Therefore, all nephews should escape quickly!"
The Anqing defense battle is about to begin. What will our protagonist perform? Please wait and see.
Chapter completed!