Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

During the conversation with Zhang Cheng, it was learned that the Jin army and the local government were two separate systems. After the Jin general Sun Xin handed over several hundred heads, he claimed to have wiped out the bandit army of Lijiazhai. At this time, Wanyan Cong, the Jin general of the Ming Dynasty, was busy gathering provisions to prepare for his southward march and had no time to worry about the bandit army. Thus, the matter was considered closed.

Zhang Cheng had been worried that Li Zhen would raise the anti-Jin banner high and mighty, but after learning the whole truth, he finally felt relieved. He labeled Li Zhen as greedy; otherwise, why would Li Zhen stay in Jiangling Prefecture and run all the way north?

The drinking session lasted until dusk before it finally ended. Li Zhen, riding on his horse, bid farewell to the magistrate Zhang Cheng and his companion, who were both quite drunk, and then, led by Yue Peng, headed towards Li Family Village.

Back at the mountain stronghold, it was already dark. Zhao Yingluo was anxiously waiting at the entrance, holding a lantern. Li Zhen felt a pang of emotion upon seeing this, knowing that it was Zhao Yingluo's way of showing concern for him.

Li Zhen urged his horse forward a few steps before dismounting in front of Zhao Yingluo.

"There are so many mosquitoes on the mountain, why aren't you staying inside? What are you doing standing here?"

Zhao Yingluo smelled a strong odor of alcohol on Li Zhen, so she helped him up and said, "You've been drinking? Go back to your room and rest. I'll have the kitchen make some hangover soup later."

Back in his house, Li Zhen lay half-reclined in Zhao Yingluo's arms, enjoying a massage with his eyes closed.

"Husband, is it comfortable? Would you like me to apply more pressure?"

Li Zhen closed his eyes with a look of enjoyment and said, "This force is just right, Yingluo, you're so good to me."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yingluo said somewhat shyly, "If you hadn't saved me from the Jurchens, I probably would be dead by now."

In real history, Zhao Yingluo did indeed die from the abuse of the Jin people. Those Jin generals who treated Song women as less than human beings had no mercy for her. In Wuguo City, Emperor Huizong's concubines gave birth to several children, but it is uncertain how many of them were actually his.

After massaging her shoulders for a while, Zhao Yingluo leaned her head against Li Zhen. Her beautiful eyes were fixed on Li Zhen's handsome face as she softly asked, "Husband, when will you take me to your world again?"

Because the two were so close, Zhao Yingluo's breath was fragrant and her breath tickled Li Zhen's ears.

Since getting together with Zhao Yingluo, Li Zhen suddenly felt the taste of love. He changed his position and hugged Zhao Yingluo tightly.

Li Zhen said gently, "After I finish these few days of work, I'll save up some gold and then go to my other world to purchase supplies. Yingluo, you must keep what happens in that world a secret."

Zhao Yingluo nestled comfortably in Li Zhen's arms and said sweetly, "Don't worry, my husband, this is our secret. I won't tell anyone without your permission."

Looking at Zhao Yingluo in his arms, Li Zhen felt a strange restlessness in his body. Although they had been married for some time, Zhao Yingluo still held immense attraction for Li Zhen. Coupled with their current intimate position, Li Zhen was finding it difficult to control himself.

Zhao Yingluo seemed to sense a change in a certain part of Li Zhen's body and struggled to get up.

How could Li Zhen let this opportunity pass? He didn't even care about eating anymore. He picked up Zhao Yingluo's soft and slender body and looked at the delicate beauty in his arms. He was completely captivated.

At this moment, a little voice in Li Zhen's head was saying: What are you holding back for? She's your wife now, so hurry up and get her.

So, in this cozy little house, the two of them... (This part is not good, so I'll omit 20,000 words.)

The next morning, sunlight streamed into the room through the paper windows. Zhao Yingluo got up, dressed, and began preparing toiletries for Li Zhen. Li Zhen also woke up, but he didn't want to get out of bed. He pulled Zhao Yingluo, who was getting dressed, back into the covers.

At this moment, Li Zhen finally understood that ancient emperors had given up attending court for the sake of their beloved concubines, and his feelings at this moment were the same as those emperors.

Zhao Yingluo said shyly, "Stop fussing, my husband, how about tonight? I have to get up and go to the canteen to help Sister Wang. Besides, you have to be more restrained in this regard. I don't want to be a widow at such a young age."

Left with no other choice, Li Zhen reluctantly let go of the groping hand. He had a lot to deal with today, so he decided to get up first.

After finishing breakfast, Li Zhen took advantage of the moment when no one was looking to go to an empty warehouse and took out a considerable amount of rice and flour from the storage space. In addition, he also took out dozens of bottles of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor), which he had promised Manager Sun.

Then Li Zhen called Yue Peng and the others over and pointed to the supplies in the warehouse, saying, "Today, Yue Peng will lead a group to deliver these grains and liquors to Tangyin City and give them to Manager Sun. Remember to use gold, not copper coins."

Yue Peng ordered a team of soldiers to load the grain onto several horse-drawn carts, and then they left the village and headed towards Tangyin City.

Today, Li Zhen was going to inspect the infrastructure of the two outlying villages to see how well the drainage and public facilities were in place. A few days ago, heavy rains caused flooding in most of the houses because drainage hadn't been considered during construction. Fortunately, they were built with cement and red bricks; otherwise, the original mud and thatched houses would have collapsed entirely.

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Lin'an Prefecture, originally called Hangzhou, was established as the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty after the Song court moved south. It was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Inside the Wende Hall, Emperor Gaozong of Song, Zhao Gou, was listening to a report from his subordinates, the Imperial City Guard.

"Your Majesty, our spies on the road to Daming Prefecture have learned that the Nineteenth Princess did not go north with the Jurchens, but was rescued on the way by a man named Li Zhen. The princess has now married Li Zhen in Li Family Village. A few days ago, the Jurchens sent three hundred soldiers to attack Li Family Village, but they failed."

Zhao Gou glanced at the kneeling Imperial City Guard officer on the ground, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Except for the Nineteenth Princess, everyone else has been taken to the Five Kingdoms City?"

The Imperial City Guard officer continued, "Yes, only the Nineteenth Princess escaped."

Zhao Gou said expressionlessly, "Send someone to contact the princess and ask her to return to us. She is my only relative now, and I cannot allow the bloodline of my Zhao family to be scattered outside. This Li Zhen is also audacious enough to marry the princess without my permission. However, for the sake of saving Yingluo, let's spare him for now."

Zhao Gou then said to a eunuch beside him, "Go and summon Huang Qianshan. I need to know how the battle in Jingzhao Prefecture is going. Now that we have retreated to Lin'an, we must not let the Jurchens advance further south."

After the humiliation of the Jingkang Incident, not only did the Jin Dynasty in the north continue to covet the Song Dynasty, but the Tibetan Empire and the Western Xia in the west were also restless. Fortunately, the Western Army was formidable, and after several skirmishes, the Tibetan Empire and the Western Xia finally became more subdued.