Chapter 242 Provoking Jade Qilin

The name of Jade Unicorn may not be well-known in the officialdom, but it is very important in the world, especially in Hebei.

Yan Xia was stunned for a moment after hearing this. When he came to his senses and saw Yan Qing shouting and rushing towards him, he couldn't help but slap himself.

What did I just say? Let my brother kill Lu Junyi?

Tsk tsk, I have to change my name to Yan Xia, which means blind and unlucky.

Yan Qing didn't take this misunderstanding to heart. When he saw Lu Junyi appear, he was already very happy.

When he rode his horse forward, he found that it was Chai Jin behind him, but Li Ying was missing.

What's going on? Two go, two come back?
Or did Li Ying not arrive?
After sending away the rebel soldiers guarding the gate, Yan Qing went to meet Lu Junyi, dismounted his horse, and bowed down in front of everyone.

Lu Junyi also got off his horse, supported Yan Qing, and said seriously: "Xiao Yi, you two should call each other brothers from now on, and don't be so polite. You are the commander of the Luzhou army now, and we will work under the command of General Yang in the future, and we will have to trouble you to take care of us."

"no need to worry."

Yan Qing did not hesitate, and stood up, comforting him: "General, your spear and stick are unmatched in the world, so why would you need my help? As for Mr. Chai, General Yang knows how to use people, so don't worry."

"Haha, don't worry about me."

Chai Jin followed and waved his hand to explain: "I don't have much contact with General Yang, so it's enough for me to have a job to make a living."

"Sir, don't belittle yourself. Although you and Taiwei Yang didn't have much in common, you were once taken in by Wu Tongzhi. He and Taiwei are like brothers."

"I know how capable I am better than anyone else. Apart from being born into the Chai family, I am neither good at literature nor martial arts. Why should I trouble Wu Dutou? If Hebei was not at risk of being occupied, I would follow the example of Master Li and return to my hometown to live in seclusion. I am really tired of it these years."

"Yes, Master Li, he...
Yan Qing was shocked when he heard this.

Lu Junyi immediately took over and explained, "When the country was in danger, Prince Kang was still fighting with the emperor. Li Ying said that he was tired and disappointed. When he arrived at Weisheng, he still had to choose to support one side. He didn't want to linger among the Zhao family, so he returned to Dulonggang to live in seclusion."

"Why are you hesitating? No one will support General Yang!"

"What do you mean?"

"General."

Yan Qing whispered to Lu Junyi about Yang Chang's idea of ​​replacing Song and establishing himself as emperor, and added at the end: "Master Li is good at martial arts, and like Master Chai, he is good at allocating money and grain. Taiwei Yang is in need of various talents for internal affairs, so we should send people to Dulonggang to get them back."

"never mind."

Lu Junyi waved his hand and murmured, "Li Ying is indifferent to fame and gain, and Shandong has not been ravaged by the Jin people. It would be a good destination for him to return to Dulonggang and become a rich man."

"If the Jin army divides its forces and marches south, even Shandong will not be safe."

"Let's wait until the Jin invaders attack us first. Besides, Du Xing will follow us to Weisheng. If he feels comfortable under Yang Chang's command, he will write a letter to persuade Li Ying to surrender and let him spend a few days in peace and quiet first."

"Ok."

Yan Qing thought it made sense. He was overjoyed to be able to bring Lu Junyi back, so it didn't matter if Li Ying was missing.

When he invited the two men into the city, he suddenly remembered the conversation with Chai Jin and immediately asked anxiously: "The senior official said that Hebei was at risk of falling, so you didn't return to Cangzhou, what's going on?"

"Baosai has been breached by the Jin army, and all 100,000 Song soldiers have been wiped out. The life and death of our commander, Ma Kuo, is unknown. The pacification envoy of Zhongshan, Zhan Du, has abandoned Zhongshan. Song Jiang is also planning to abandon the Shun'an Army and is currently preparing to evacuate southward. The Hebei defense line is gone."

As soon as Chai Jin finished speaking, Yan Qing showed an incredible expression and couldn't help muttering: "One hundred thousand Song soldiers, it's only been a few days? The same defense, the same enemy, at that time Weisheng only had more than ten thousand defenders, the gap between the two sides is so big? It's like a hundred thousand pigs..."

“Humph.” Lu Junyi sneered and cursed, “Ma Kuo’s defeat was so quick, it’s all due to Song Jiang, the traitor!”

"Didn't he vote for King Kang? Why does it feel like he voted for the Golden Man?"

Yan Qing swallowed his saliva and looked at Lu Junyi, an expression of disbelief that disappeared and reappeared.

"Don't look at me, ask Mr. Chai. If he hadn't pretended to surrender to Song Jiang, he wouldn't know the secret."

"Sir?"

"Alas, the current Song Gongming is no longer the timely rain of the past. He is now devoted to serving King Kang and disregards the interests of the nation. At this time, he helped King Kang eliminate dissidents. In addition to spreading false news to Lu Yuanwai, he also spread false news to Ma Jiedu, which led to the loss of the Baosai City Gate."

"This"

After listening to Chai Jin's introduction, Yan Qing just stayed where he was.

Is Song Jiang crazy? Even if he really dared to do this, he shouldn't have done it openly. Isn't he afraid of being drowned by spit?

Seeing Yan Qing's puzzled expression, Chai Jin immediately explained, "It was a coincidence that when I went to ask for an explanation that day, I felt that I couldn't get away when I saw Song Jiang, so I pretended to stay. The next day, they held a welcoming party for me, and I pretended to be drunk and lay on the table. Song Jiang, perhaps because of Ma Kuo's failure, was happy and drank too much, and pulled Wu Yong to say a lot of nonsense."

"Song Jiang is drunk and talking nonsense?"

"Well, Song Jiang is not a good drinker. When he was suffering in Jiangzhou, he wrote a poem in Xunyang Tower after drinking. Maybe because there were no outsiders around and I was drunk on the table, he let down his guard."

"It was really a coincidence, but..."

Yan Qing changed the subject, frowned and said in confusion: "Although Ma Kuo does not support King Kang, with him stuck in Baozhou, Yanjing cannot easily communicate with Zhending Prefecture, and Hebei is still in the hands of the Song Dynasty. Now it has come to this situation. Is it Song Jiang's own decision to show off his merits, or is it at the instruction of King Kang?"

"I don't know about that, but King Kang claims to be able to bring peace to the Song Dynasty. Perhaps he has reached some kind of agreement with the Jin people?"

"Ma Kuo was defeated in Baozhou, Zhan Du withdrew from Zhongshan, Song Jiang abandoned Shun'an Army, and King Kang is now in Daming Prefecture, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of the Jin army's full southward advance. Could it be..."

"What's the point of guessing these?"

Lu Junyi interrupted the conversation between the two and reminded them, "It is better to return to Weisheng as soon as possible and inform Yang Taiwei of the intelligence about Hebei. He has a great grudge against the Jin people. If Hebei is occupied by the Jin people, they will definitely go to trouble him!"

"General, what you said is very true." Yan Qing nodded and agreed, "Your army ran out of food yesterday, but fortunately they got supplies in Pingji. We are waiting for you to come and give orders. We can set off tomorrow morning!"

"Xiao Yi has many ideas, so I know you can resolve the crisis. However, since you have chosen to join General Yang, this army will no longer be named Lu. Just continue to lead it forward."

"How can this be done?"

"Okay, let's go."

Lu Junyi patted Yan Qing on the shoulder, his tone so firm that no one could refute it.

On February 15, Yan Qing led his troops to leave Pingji, go south around the east side of Taihang Mountain, and arrive in Cizhou in a few days.

Considering that Zhao Gou was able to achieve a small victory over Jin with the help of the officials and people of Cizhou and Xiangzhou, it might cause unnecessary trouble if he led his troops across the border openly at this time.

Yan Qing deliberately led the team along a secluded path. When they reached Guzhen, southwest of Wu'an, the government seat, less than 40 miles away from Fukouxing, they thought they could reach Luzhou smoothly, but they still encountered trouble.

Four thousand people marched in a mighty force, and even though they intentionally avoided the main roads of the town, their whereabouts were still discovered by the Cizhou scouts.

The prefect Zong Ze sent his general Qin Guangbi to lead 5,000 soldiers to intercept Yan Qing, and finally captured Yan Qing in Guzhen.

Qin Guangbi deployed his troops at a strategic point, so Yan Qing would be unable to avoid it even if he wanted to. He also had little chance of winning if he fought head-on with such a tired army, so he held his ground and took the initiative to step forward and shout.

"Who are you? Why are you stopping me from going?"

"I am Qin Guangbi, the commander of the Cizhou army. Who are you? You led a large group of troops across the border without saying hello, and deliberately took a detour through a small road. What do you want to do?"

"Commander Qin? I've long heard of your name." Seeing that he couldn't avoid it, Yan Qing thought about stating his name openly, perhaps the other party would give him face.

"I am Yan Qing, the commander of the Luzhou army. I was in a hurry to march and did not inform Cizhou in time. I hope that Commander Qin will be able to help me and issue a military certificate when I return to Luzhou."

"Yan Qing? Commander of the Luzhou Army?"

Qin Guangbi was tall and mighty. He looked Yan Qing up and down immediately after hearing this, and soon responded with a sneer: "Qin only remembers Li Tongzhi of Luzhou, and has never heard of the so-called Yan Tongzhi. I don't think you look like a Tongzhi at all."

The former military commander of Luzhou died at the hands of the Jin army at the end of last year. Yan Qing took over as commander not long ago. Also, due to Lin Chong's strict control over Fukou Xing, a series of official changes in Luzhou had not yet flowed into Cizhou.

Yan Qing knew the inside story and was about to explain, but Lu Junyi behind him didn't know the reason and thought Qin Guangbi was deliberately making things difficult for him, so he immediately rode his horse to the front.

Lu Junyi pointed at Qin Guangbi and yelled, "Asshole! Who do you think you are? How dare you question my brother?"

"Huh? Who are you?"

Seeing that Lu Junyi was handsome and even bigger than himself, Qin Guangbi couldn't help but regard him as the leader and thought that Yan Qing was just a messenger.

Lu Junyi replied contemptuously: "I am a man who has never changed his name. I am Lu Junyi, the envoy of Yongning Army. Have you never heard of me?"

"Of course Lu Chengxuan has heard of it, but you..."

Qin Guangbi was very conflicted at this time. He was unwilling to let go of either the troops returning from Luzhou or the troops of Yongning Army, so he responded coldly: "You are not Lu Chengxuan, and he is not the so-called commander of Yan. Don't try to hide it from my eyes."

"Are you blind? My brother doesn't know him, and neither does Hebei Yu Qilin?"

Yan Qing's newly recruited younger brother, Yan Xia, also came forward to tease them out of righteousness, which made Qin Guangbi laugh. He thought that these people were pretending to be others and should be the so-called rebel army in Hebei.

Thinking of this, Qin Guangbi stroked his beard and said with a smile: "I am not interested in getting entangled with you. Since you are pretending to be someone else and have bad intentions, I should have captured you in time. But now there is a strong enemy outside, so I will let you go temporarily. However, you can't go south, you can go east."

"To the east?"

"Well, go east to Damingfu and seek refuge. You will definitely have food to eat. The Grand Marshal of the Army is there and is accepting the various rebel forces."

"and many more."

Yan Qing shouted to interrupt Qin Guangbi, saying righteously: "We are not going to Daming Mansion, so don't make trouble and get out of the way quickly, so as not to hurt the harmony."

"What a joke. How can you be qualified to negotiate peace with a group of rebels pretending to be others?"

"Laugh at your mother, Qin Guangbi, I have tolerated you for a long time."

Lu Junyi shouted loudly, "How dare you, a mere commander, show off your power in front of me? Do you really think I have a good temper? What right do you have to accuse us of pretending to be you?"

"Ah"

Qin Guangbi sneered and muttered in response: "One claimed to be the commander of the Luzhou Army, and the other claimed to be the commander of the Yongning Army. Why did you two get together? You can't just make up lies at the same time."

"Why? It's because of the King Kang you mentioned. He rebelled in Daming Prefecture and instigated Song Jiang to spread false information, which led to the defeat of Ma Jiedu and me. At this time, Hebei was already the territory of the Jin people. I had no choice but to lead my troops south."

As soon as Lu Junyi finished speaking, Yan Qing just stayed where he was, thinking, why did you say everything? What if he and Song Jiang were in the same boat? Can we still go to Luzhou?

Qin Guangbi looked unconvinced, and after a while he frowned and asked, "King Kang is brave and fearless, and has a noble character. If he hadn't led his troops to repel the Jin army, Luzhou and Weisheng would have fallen into the hands of the enemy. King Kang is the pillar of our Song Dynasty, how can you attack him at will?"

"King Kang has a noble character and defeated the Jin army? You don't care about your reputation. Do you think he really defeated Wulibu? If it weren't for the fatal blow from General Yang, would the Jin army on the east route have retreated? If you betrayed the court, just say so. Don't flatter King Kang. He doesn't deserve it!"

"That makes no sense."

Qin Guangbi pointed at Lu Junyi and said, "Your Majesty is weak towards Jin and abuses the emperor at home. Your Highness Prince Kang received a secret order from the emperor to negotiate with the Jin army and save the emperor from danger. But you insulted Prince Kang in public? No matter if you are the real envoy or the fake one, I will capture you and take you to the Marshal's Mansion!"

"Want to fight?"

"General Lu, don't be led astray by him, let me do it."

Seeing that Lu Junyi was getting angry, Yan Qing quickly leaned forward and reminded him in a deep voice.

Qin Guangbi only had 5,000 soldiers and was not sure about a complete victory, so he pointed at Lu Junyi and said, "Since both of us are unwilling to give in, and you call yourself Lu Chengxuan, and are also known as Yu Qilin in the martial arts world? Do you dare to fight with my generals?"

"dare"

Lu Junyi was stopped by Yan Qing just now, and then he realized that he had handed over the command power and should not speak on behalf of others, so he looked at Yan Qing again in the middle of his words.

"Dare you or not?"

"Qin Guangbi has more soldiers than us, and he is well rested. If we can solve the problem by fighting, it will be better than a hard battle. But General, remember to show mercy. This requires the approval of General Yang before we can decide whether to make enemies with King Kang."

"Okay, I'll do whatever you want."

After Lu Junyi finished speaking, he jumped on his horse and pointed at Qin Guangbi and shouted, "I'm standing right here. Where are your generals? Don't beg for mercy later."

"Humph, you're pretending quite well." Qin Guangbi snorted coldly, turned around and called a general and said, "Jinlong, go and test your weight first."

"Yes!"

Jin Long came up with a big axe, pointed at Lu Junyi and shouted: "Jade Qilin, right? It must be good-looking but useless. Watch me smash the jade into pieces!"

"ignorance."

Lu Junyi smiled contemptuously, then rode forward with his spear at hand.

In just one move, the golden dragon was knocked off its horse.

If Yan Qing had not given instructions, Lu Junyi would have deliberately swept his gun at him, and he would have been a dead body by now.

Qin Guangbi was so frightened that he swallowed his saliva. He hurriedly sent more people to fight Lu Junyi, but they were all no match for him.

Lu Junyi was bored with the fight, so he pointed at Qin Guangbi and shouted, "It's meaningless to send them one by one. You can send more at a time. Is there anyone else who dares to come?"

"How not?"

Qin Guangbi suppressed his anger and sent out two generals to meet the enemy at the same time, but this time they were defeated in three rounds.

It's gotten better, but not much.

Seeing that Lu Junyi was so powerful, Qin Guangbi decisively sent out four generals.

At this moment, another commander of Cizhou, Liu Hao, came to support on the orders of Zong Ze. He happened to see the enemy general outnumbering four others alone, and his subordinates could not help whispering to each other.

"General Qin sent four generals. If anyone knows about this, they will be beaten and ridiculed."

"Yes, that's unethical."

"The four of them have no chance of winning."

"Yue Fei, do you know what you are talking about?"

"That man is very strong. They will definitely not be able to defeat him."

(End of this chapter)