Being an emperor is not something he can do, so he can only rely on his connections.

As the sky gradually darkened, the soldiers took a short break and lit torches. A breeze blew on their faces, and Xiao Cui played with her hair with her hands.

Zhang Jingwei looked out the window and saw the soldiers of the two camps chatting happily. The water defense camp envied the garrison camp, who could live carefree in the city, with sufficient pay and no hard labor.

The garrison envied them for their well-equipped equipment. Everyone was wearing armor and looked very impressive. If they could wear these clothes back to their hometown, it would truly be like "returning home in glory."

The closer they got to the water defense camp, the more nervous they became. Zhang Jingwei decided to talk to the beautiful girl in front of him.

"I heard from Uncle Jia that your family was in trouble and you fled from Henan to Yunzhou."

Xiao Cui replied, "Yes, the canal burst its banks and flooded most of Henan!"

Zhang Jingwei said: "I heard from the young ladies in the village that you used to be from a wealthy family."

Xiao Cui chuckled and said, "Young Master, you're kidding. We're not a wealthy family, but we have a few farms, which makes us a bit better off than the average poor family."

Elegant, so elegant.

Compared to Huangfu Ling, this Miss Xiao Cui can be considered a lady from a noble family.

"You have a very good relationship with Brother Jia San, and you actually cooperate with us at the risk of destroying your chastity!" In this era, women's chastity is very important, and Xiao Cui's behavior is truly admirable.

Xiao Cui kept smiling and pretending to be calm as she looked out the car window without saying another word.

After a while, the whole army was ready to go.

After the carriage started moving, Xiao Cui seemed to be unable to hold back and two tears fell.

Because it was night, Zhang Jingwei didn't notice until Xiao Cui started sobbing...

Zhang Jingwei used to be very good at coaxing girls, but now he really couldn't bring himself to do it. He took out a handkerchief and handed it to Xiao Cui to wipe her tears.

Xiao Cui, who had cheered up, slowly said, "Young Master, do you know... are Sanlang and the others still alive?"

Zhang Jingwei was silent for a moment and then uttered four words.

"A narrow escape from death!"

I thought Xiao Cui would burst into tears, but she was surprisingly determined: "No matter whether he is dead or alive, I will take him back." Xiao Cui continued: "He is my heaven! I will do anything for him!"

Zhang Jingwei couldn't help but be moved by Xiao Cui's deep affection: "Brother Jia is so lucky! He has a wife like Miss Xiao Cui!"

After saying that, the two of them smiled at each other.

Just then, Yi Feiyu stopped the carriage.

"Sir, there is a water bridge ahead. Please prepare yourself."

"I understand!" Zhang Jingwei agreed, but he didn't know what to prepare.

……

The water bridge is very narrow, only wide enough for a carriage to pass through, but there is a checkpoint staffed by a dozen people at the bridgehead.

A row of barricades and a simple sentry post made of thatched grass were placed.

Seeing Zhang Jingwei and his group, an officer walked out of the sentry box.

He clasped his fists and saluted Yi Feiyu, saying, "Captain Yi, you're back so late. Did you have a good meal at some kind-hearted man's place?"

Maybe they were really hungry, and the most basic greeting was "Where did you go to eat well?"

Yi Feiyu also clasped his fists in return and said, "So it's Captain Lai. Why are you on duty today?"

"Isn't Mr. Wang coming soon? How dare we neglect him?"

This Mr. Wang is the accountant that Yi Feiyu mentioned before. It seems that the soldiers respect him very much, including Han Ye.

"Wow, what a great harvest!"

Captain Lai looked at the laborers captured today and praised Yi Feiyu.

The people they were escorting were the jailers and yamen runners from the county government office. They had been stripped of their uniforms, tied up, and had scarves stuffed in their mouths.

"Who's in this carriage?"

As he spoke, Captain Lai walked towards the carriage.

Seeing someone approaching, Zhang Jingwei hugged Xiao Cui and whispered in her ear, "Excuse me."

After saying that, he leaned on Xiao Cui's shoulder and pretended to suck, his hands constantly wandering over her body.

Zhang Jingwei was secretly happy: Oh my God, it smells so good and so soft!

Xiao Cui was startled at first, but she quickly reacted and said coquettishly, "Well, sir, please don't, there are so many people here~"

The soft voice made Zhang Jingwei feel numb inside, and Gao Fei, who was outside the carriage, also felt goosebumps.

Captain Lai pulled open the carriage curtain and saw a man and a woman being intimate. The woman was very beautiful and the man was dressed in luxurious brocade.

He was very surprised. Whose young man was this?

Seeing him standing there in a daze, Zhang Jingwei approached and slapped his armor away: "How dare you disturb this young master's interest."

Captain Lai was timid by nature, and at this moment he really didn't dare to offend this young man easily, so he looked at Yi Feiyu.

Yi Feiyu held him tightly, saying, "Brother Lai, why are you so impatient? This young master is the son of a prominent family, and he came here to collect the living things!"

Captain Lai quickly asked, "Which family's background?"

Yi Feiyu turned his head away, pretending to be embarrassed, and said, "This... is not convenient to say..."

At this time, Zhang Jingwei stepped out of the carriage and shouted at Captain Lai: "Hey! You little captain, why don't you let me go quickly?"

Captain Lai knelt on one knee, clasped his fists, and refused, his eyes evasive: "Ah? This... I have not received military orders, so I cannot obey your command."

Yi Feiyu anxiously accused: "Brother Lai, I already told you he's an important person, why did you have to offend him?"

Zhang Jingwei was furious and said, "Okay, Han Ye is really arrogant!" Then he took out the paper with the military order from his arms and threw it in front of Captain Lai who was kneeling on the ground.

"This is a military order! Take him to Han Ye and ask him to come out and see me!"

Captain Lai picked up the talisman paper and wanted to open it to take a look.

Zhang Jingwei shouted at him, "Are you worthy of watching this?! Get out of here!"

"Yes!"

He quickly stood up and rode his horse towards the water defense camp.

When they arrived at the gate of the inner camp, Captain Lai handed the paper to a flag officer, because no one could enter the inner camp without Han Ye's summons.

"Hurry and give it to Lord Han. There's a young master waiting for him at the water bridge!"

The flag officer was very curious and wanted to open it and take a look.

But he was stopped by Captain Lai.

"Don't look. If you want to live... don't look!"

The flag officer soothed him, "Don't panic, Mr. Laidu. Wait a moment, I'll send it over right away!"

After saying that, he trotted all the way to Han Ye's bedroom.

He knocked on the door first.

There was an angry voice from inside.

"what?!"

The flag officer reported loudly but respectfully, "Commander Lai sent a piece of paper saying that a young man is waiting at the water bridge."

"What's written on the paper?"

The flag officer said tremblingly: "This... Captain Lai won't let us see it..."

The door opened and a big hand lifted the flag officer up.

"Mysterious!"

The big hand lifted the flag officer high up and threw him to the ground. Blood spurted out of the flag officer's mouth and nose, and he didn't move anymore... He was killed by the fall.

Han Ye picked up the paper, opened it and felt that it looked very familiar. He took it into the house and looked at the military order on the paper in the candlelight.

"This! This is! The Five Dragon Talisman!?"

He brought the paper closer to the fire and looked at it carefully.

"That's right, and it's the right symbol!"

After confirming the military token, he quickly put on his clothes and walked out of the camp gate.

Captain Lai has already prepared a fast horse and has been waiting for you for a long time.

Han Ye asked, "Do you know who is outside the camp?"

"I don't know! I only know that a young man brought a beautiful woman here to marry a young woman." Captain Lai answered truthfully.

Han Ye speculated in his heart: Could it be the Prince of Jin? Mr. Wang had already mentioned that the Prince of Jin liked to travel around. If it was really the Prince, he must not be neglected!

Han Ye asked again: "Why not invite him into the camp?"

"I haven't received any military orders! I can only ask him to wait outside the door."

Han Ye's eyes went dark after hearing this. He slapped Captain Lai's face with a big slap, cursing, "You bastard, you're ruining my future!"

After saying that, he jumped on his horse and galloped towards the water bridge.