The fool has become a spirit, and she can speak

Ge Dongqing said: "Zou Sanduo only had more than 5,000 men, but he sent out all of them to deal with the Marquis, resulting in him being left with no soldiers."

Shang Xi said, "Weren't the five thousand people released by my uncle?"

Ge Dongqing nodded, "We did let them go, but these people were all conscripted men by Zou Sanduo. Zou Sanduo didn't take their lives seriously at all. He looked down upon them and treated them harshly. As a result, more than half of them ran away after leaving the mansion, and only more than a thousand people actually returned to the border. These more than a thousand people returned the next afternoon. Zou Sanduo turned every good move into a dead end."

Shang Xi asked: "When will the Southern Yan Kingdom be able to invade?"

Ge Dongqing said: "I can't get in. You guys can talk. I have to go to the governor's mansion."

This time Ge Dongqing really got up and left. He came to the prefect's mansion, and Wan Lianxing was already waiting for him in the hall.

"Brother? Are you planning to go out?"

Wan Lianxing nodded: "Three captains can't defend Songchun Pass anymore."

"Brother, are you going to support Zou Sanduo and the others?"

"Why am I so proud of him? I'll go help him. We'll go to Tongchun County. After Tongchun County is Songchun Pass. We'll wait for the people from the Southern Yan Country there."

Ge Dongqing said: "Then Songchun Pass has been lost, right?"

"I would rather let Songchun fall than let Zou Sanduo be complacent and receive rewards. I must let the emperor in the Golden Palace know how blind he is. He killed wise ministers and appointed villains. If this continues, his country will be destroyed."

"Brother, are you going there in person?"

"Isn't it said that the army of the Southern Yan Kingdom is very powerful? I'd like to take this opportunity to see it for myself."

"How many people are you bringing this time, big brother?"

Wan Lianxing held up two fingers and said, "Twenty thousand people, what do you think, my dear brother?"

Ge Dongqing nodded: "Of course it is enough, but brother, if you show off your edge, you may get into trouble."

Wan Lianxing smiled: "My dear brother, if it is a blessing, it is not a disaster. If it is a disaster, it cannot be avoided. This disaster will come sooner or later. Instead of letting it happen, let it come."

Ge Dongqing said: "As long as you have made up your mind, I will live and die with you."

Wan Lianxing patted his shoulder and said, "My dear brother, you and I are brothers of the same mind."

Just before they set off, Wan Lianxing went to the residence of Cheng Feng and Shang Xi. In this courtyard, besides the maids and servants, there was only one young master, Cheng Youning, who was lying on the bed looking at the account book.

Seeing Wan Lianxing, he sat up happily, his eyes shining: "Little Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

"Hey, you can even sit on your butt?"

Cheng Youning pursed his lips, looking aggrieved: "It hurts, little grandpa, you didn't come all the way here to see your grandson, did you?"

Wan Lianxing smiled and said, "Grandpa came to see you. I usually see you running around in the yard, but I'm not used to not seeing you all of a sudden."

Cheng Youning said, "I want to go out too, but grandpa has put me under house arrest. I can only endure it. After a month, I will be free. I will definitely not set fires again in the future."

Wan Lianxing smiled and reached out to touch Cheng Youning's head, "Good boy, you are so sensible. Grandpa will come to see you in a few days."

"Little grandpa, why are you leaving just after you arrived? Your grandson is very bored. Please stay here and play with me for a while." Cheng Youning held Wan Lianxing's arm tightly to prevent him from leaving.

Wan Lianxing said: "Grandpa has some important things to do. I will come back to see you after I finish it."

When Cheng Youning heard Wan Lianxing say this, he not only did not loosen his hand, but held it even tighter, "Is Grandpa going out?"

Wan Lianxing nodded: "Grandpa is going to Tongchun County to handle official business. He will be back in ten days or half a month."

"Ah? So long?"

Wan Lianxing nodded slightly again.

Cheng Youning said anxiously: "Grandpa, please take your grandson with you. Your grandson wants to go too. Your grandson has never been to Tongchun County."

Wan Lianxing looked thoughtful and said slowly, "It's not impossible for you to go, but if your mother doesn't see you when she comes back, she will definitely ask me for you again."

Cheng Youning suddenly had an idea, "Then I'll write a letter to my mother and leave it at home, saying that I'm going there on my own."

Wan Lianxing said: "Then you write it, but you have to be quick, everyone is waiting for Grandpa."

Seeing this, Cheng Youning hurriedly wrote a letter and left it at home, then followed Wan Lianxing into the carriage and left.

When Shang Xi was leaving Lu Siniang's house, he also met the people from Wan Lianxing. Because there were too many people, it was very eye-catching. You couldn't see the beginning or the end of the street. There were also many people standing on both sides of the street watching the fun.

Shang Xi looked at the huge crowd and recognized them as Wan Lianxing's men. Then he saw that the man on the sturdy horse was Sui Ming. Shang Xi stretched his neck and shouted, "Sui Ming, Sui Ming..."

Sui Ming turned his head and saw Shang Xi.

"Where are you going?"

He followed the order and said, "Following the order of the Marquis, we will go south to resist the foreign enemies."

Shang Xi thought for a while: Is a war about to start?

At this time, he saw a carriage in the middle of the convoy that was not a war horse, but the carriage that Wan Lianxing usually used. Shang Xi hurried forward and shouted to the entourage next to the carriage: "Is it my uncle in the carriage?"

The attendant nodded, and Shang Xi hurriedly said, "Stop, stop, I want to talk to my uncle."

With a gesture from the follower, the carriage stopped.

Shang Xi had already run over. She stood on tiptoe and looked inside through the window of the sedan, just in time to see Wan Lianxing's handsome smiling face.

Wan Lianxing spoke first, "You are so impetuous to stop a carriage in the street. Aren't you afraid of delaying your uncle's official duties?"

Shang Xi asked: "Uncle, where are you going?"

Wan Lianxing said casually: "I'm afraid Songchun Pass is about to be lost. I will take my men to Tongchun County to wait for the people from the Southern Yan Kingdom."

Shang Xi asked: "Uncle, how many troops did you bring with you at this time?"

"Twenty thousand? A little less?"

Shang Xi shook his head in confusion: "I don't know if it's less or not. We need to see how many people there are in the Southern Yan Country first."

Wan Lianxing said with a smile: "Then I will take 20,000 people to deal with the people of the Southern Yan Kingdom first. If they can't resist, I will send more troops."

Shang Xi lowered his voice and said, "Uncle, aren't you being too blatant? According to the laws of Dalang State, you can afford to have 10,000 guards, but you have 20,000 and are walking through the city so brazenly. Aren't you afraid of being labeled a rebel?"

Wan Lianxing said righteously: "Although Fengying has a sparse population, as the governor here, I should protect the people here. Compared with the lives of the people, it doesn't matter if I bear the infamy. I, Wan Lianxing, am willing to sacrifice my life for the people of Fengying."