son-in-law

Chapter 1020
In Yunzhong Mansion, the setting sun is engulfing the sky.

The human voice was accompanied by the ravages of the flames, which appeared chaotic and mournful under the night sky, figures running and crying in the flames, and the air was filled with the smell of burnt flesh.

Chounanfang, a slum area where Han people gather in Yunzhong Mansion, where a large number of shacks gather.At this moment, a fire was raging and spreading, and the water dragon trucks came from a distance, but the setup of the Chou Nanfang was chaotic and had no rules. After the flames ignited, some water dragons were powerless to deal with the fire.

The chief arrester, Mandu Dalu, stood at the intersection of the nearby street and watched all this. He could hear human voices from far and near. Someone rushed out of the raging fire. His whole body was charred and black, and he fell into the sewage outside the market. , and finally the shrill cry was extremely penetrating.Chounanfang is a place where some of the southerners who have been redeemed lived together. Many Jinren in the nearby market watched the excitement and talked a lot.

Mandu Dalu came to discuss matters with the nearby gang. This gang is mainly ridiculed.He watched on the side of the road for a while, and the deputy and several city policemen had already come over, and asked in a low voice: "Boss, what's going on? This is a serious matter..."

Mandu Dalu is one of the chief arrestees in the city, and he manages matters that involve a lot and have a great impact. I don’t know how many people will be burned to death in the raging fire in front of me—although they are all from the south—but the impact is bad after all. If you want to manage and investigate, you should do it right now.

"Go and help, and ask along the way."

After Mandu Daru said this, several of his arresters scattered around, but the deputy could see that there was something wrong with his face, and they walked aside, and said: "Boss, this is..."

"The fire started from the three courtyards at the same time. Before many people could react, they were blocked at both ends. Not many people have noticed yet. You should pay attention first, and you may have to arrange a confession in the future..."

The deputy turned his head to look at the flames: "This time at least hundreds of people were burned to death. For such a big matter, we..."

"Don't worry, no one will ask in two days."

"..." Mandu Daru's words had complicated meanings, neither sad nor joyful, the deputy turned his mind for a moment, thinking of the rumors he heard today, "Head... the rumors from the south... no Could it be true..."

Mandu Dalu was silent for a while: "...it seems to be true."

"How is that possible!"

The deputy shouted, and someone looked over from the street next to him, and the deputy stared back with fierce eyes, and waited until the person turned his eyes away, and then hurriedly said to Mandu Dalu: "Boss, such things... how could it be true?" Yes, Master Nianhan, he..."

Mandu Dalu's hand slapped him on the shoulder suddenly: "Is it true, we will find out in two days!"

"... How can such a matter be concealed from above."

"Isn't this... not concealed?"

Mandu Dalu looked at the sea of ​​flames, and the wooden archway in front of the rewarding south square was already burning and toppled in the fire. He said: "If it is true, you should be able to imagine what will happen next."

"If it's true..." the deputy swallowed a mouthful of saliva, grinding his teeth in his mouth, "then none of these southerners... can survive."

The flames were raging, and the sparks rising into the night sky were like countless flying butterflies. Mandu Dalu thought of the figures he saw before—these were a few honorable children in the city, smelling of alcohol, who left in a hurry after seeing the fire burning. Go——his heart is not without compassion for these southerners in the fire, but considering the recent rumors and the possibility of this situation being vaguely revealed, he has no time to show compassion for the slaves .

Thinking back to the siege that took place last month and the ongoing war in the west, he sighed in his heart, the recent Dajin has been full of disasters...

The raging fire burned through Xushi from nightfall, and when the fire was slightly under control, the wooden shacks and houses that should have been burned had all been burned, and most of the street was turned into embers in the flames. Light spots flew into the sky, and the night The cries and groans spread into pieces.

Tang Minjie's hair was burned off, and Tang Minjie, whose face was gray and black, sat paralyzed on the side of the road for a while, and the smell of burnt meat was all around him.Seeing that there were arresters approaching from the other side of the road, and the number of people in the yamen gradually increased, he got up from the ground and staggered away towards the distance.

He went to the nearby medical center to get the scald medicine, and he went to the restaurant where he was hiding to get some bandages. At a quarter of a century, Lu Mingfang came over, saw his wound, and said, "I heard that... Fire, you..."

"I'm fine, there are two informants, burned to death."

"What's going on, I heard that the fire is very big, and I saw it from the other side of the city."

"What I said yesterday...there is something wrong with the Jurchens..."

"Maybe it's really in the south, completely defeating the Jurchens..."

"It's about time..."

Tang Minjie sat down on the chair, Lu Mingfang saw that his injury was not serious, so he also sat down just now, all guessing the possibility of some things.

Since early April, the situation in Yunzhong Mansion has become tense, and the flow of information has been extremely difficult.After the Mongols broke through the Yanmen Pass, the news channel between the north and the south was temporarily cut off. After that, the Mongols besieged the city and imposed martial law on Yunzhongfu.This stalemate lasted until the beginning of May, when the Mongolian cavalry raged and retreated to the northwest.The curfew in Yunzhong Mansion had only been lifted in the past few days, and Lu Mingfang, Tang Minjie and the others were constantly piecing together information, if not for this, they wouldn't be meeting today when they met yesterday.

"The news from the prairie people is confirmed." After thinking for a while, Lu Mingfang said, "On the third day of May, 7000 people from Takagi Lang were defeated in the southeast of Fengzhou (later Hohhot). The purpose of the prairie people is not in the clouds. , in Toyosu. They robbed the armory in Toyosu. The fight is still going on there right now, Ryo Takagi is going crazy, I heard that Shi Liai is also very anxious."

"...No wonder." Tang Minjie blinked.

The Jin people had conflicts with this group of prairie people a few years ago. At that time, the leader of the army was Shu Liesu. In the early stage of the battle, they even suffered a little loss in the attack of the prairie cavalry, but they found out soon after. Back to the scene.The prairie people didn't dare to offend the border easily, and later, taking advantage of the defeat of the Xixia people in front of the black flag, these people took Yinchuan with a surprise army, and then wiped out the entire Xixia.

Before the fourth Southern Expedition of the Kingdom of Jin, when the national power was at its peak, Nianhan sent more than [-] troops to the south. In fact, the western court still had enough troops to defend. Toyosu Army.This time the prairie cavalry raided Poyanmen and Waiyunzhong, and troops from all walks of life came to rescue the siege, but they were defeated one by one. middle.

The prairie cavalry ran into each other one by one, losing more and winning less, but they were always able to escape in time. Facing this constant temptation, Takagi finally fell for the trick in early May. Seeing the opportunity to seize the city, his army rushed back, but was defeated by the main force of the Mongols on the way. At this time, he was still organizing the army, trying to take back the important town of Fengzhou.

"...If this is the case, these prairie people have a deep covetousness for the Kingdom of Jin. They broke through Yanmen, surrounded Yunzhong, and surrounded Dian to lure Gao Mulang out, and after capturing Fengzhou, they turned around and defeated him... This set has been repeated Don't worry, I haven't been planning for a few years before I can't come down..."

After hearing Lu Mingfang finish the information, Tang Minjie frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Such a hero, we can cooperate..."

"I'm thinking about this too." Lu Mingfang nodded, and then said, "I will write a book and ask Southwest for instructions on this matter, but the most important thing right now is probably the news from Southwest. It’s so big, I don’t think it’s normal, and besides, I heard that the Zhongyonghou Mansion killed three Han people for no reason today.”

"...Hannu?"

"...What else can it be? There is no such thing as a Han master here in the north."

"... Then he will have to pay a lot of money."

Tang Minjie murmured in a low voice, they had some guesses about some things, but at this moment, they didn't even dare to guess, and the atmosphere in Yunzhong Mansion was even more complicated.Both were silent for a while.

Tang Minjie said: "If the Southwest is really victorious, the news will be confirmed in a few days. Such things cannot be sealed... You have to go back at that time. The idea of ​​forming an alliance with the prairie people is not necessary. Write back."

He paused, and then said: "...Actually, I think I can ask the lady of Gu Shen's family first. If such news is confirmed, I don't know what will happen to the situation in Yunzhong Mansion. If you want to go south, it may be safer to go early."

Lu Mingfang smiled: "This kind of thing can't be arranged in a day or two."

They didn't talk about it any more after that.

At almost the same moment, Chen Wenjun was meeting the old man at Shi Liai's residence.Her face was haggard, and even though she had carefully dressed up, she couldn't hide the trace of fatigue showing between her brows. Even so, she still took out an old list and placed it in front of Shi Liai.

"I came here today because I really couldn't wait any longer. This group of people, last winter, the boss promised to give it to me. They were delayed on the road, and the spring didn't arrive. There is no way. But wait three months in February. Month, March, April, and now May, many of the people on the list have... disappeared. My lord, the 200 people you promised must be given to me."

What she mentioned in her mouth was the issue of the Han prisoners who were escorted from the south around the beginning of last winter.In order to highlight the achievements of the West Route Army on the southern expedition, these 500 people were either soldiers who resisted the army in Xiangfan and other places, or officials from the south, and family members of defeated generals.The winter in the north is cold and the roads are difficult to walk. It took a lot of time to escort 500 people. It was officially delivered in the cloud in the spring of this year. After that, there were parades and tortures. Among them, 200 people were supposed to be handed over to Chen Wenjun at the end of March. , but Shi Liai changed his mind temporarily and never said anything about the matter. Now, Chen Wenjun finally couldn't help it, and came to the door.

Shi Liai stretched out his hand and pressed it on the list, his eyes were depressed, as if he was thinking, after a while, he seemed to have fallen asleep because of his old age.The silence in the hall lasted for a long time...

(End of this chapter)