Chapter 143 Set a Trap
Jiang Chengfeng hugged Ah Hui tightly, secretly cursing Shen Ruoyan for being too talkative. Why did she tell Ah Hui about this? Isn't this harming people?
"Ah Hui, I don't care about wealth and glory! I can earn these things back! What I care about is you as a person! How about this, after Qingdie and A Lin come into the house, I will let you be the principal wife and manage the backyard!"
Ah Hui felt sweet in her heart, but she shook her head, "Brother, it's not my turn to be the principal wife! I'd rather be a maid and let the two sisters take care of me! I'm very obedient!"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled bitterly and stopped dwelling on this topic.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the gate of Yipinxuan. After seeing Ah Hui off, Jiang Chengfeng heaved a sigh of relief. It was not easy to make Ah Hui happy. This task was much more difficult than dealing with the Red Fairy Cult thugs!
Without Ah Hui in the carriage, Jiang Chengfeng felt uncomfortable. He lifted the curtain and smiled at the driver in front of him, "Brother, what's your name?"
The man driving the cart was the sturdy man who secretly protected Ye Shengxian last night. Since Ye Duo trusted him to come alone, he must be highly skilled and reliable.
"Mr. Jiang, you are too polite! My name is Bai Biao!" the strong man said with a smile.
Jiang Chengfeng repeated the name twice and couldn't help but grin . The name sounded powerful and was somewhat similar to him.
Jiang Chengfeng got out of the carriage, sat on the shaft, and said with a smile: "Brother Bai, it's boring for me to sit in the carriage alone, so I came over to chat with you, do you mind?"
Bai Biao was a straightforward man. Seeing that Jiang Chengfeng was also forthright, he liked him very much, so he laughed out loud and said, "Mr. Jiang, I hope you don't mind my vulgarity!"
Jiang Chengfeng smiled, looked at the wide road, and asked, "Brother Bai, where are we going?"
"Master Ye told us to go to the North City Pass!"
"North City? What for?" Jiang Chengfeng was secretly shocked. This place is quite far away. Why does Lord Ye want me to go there?
"I don't know, Mr. Jiang can ask Lord Ye when the time comes!" Bai Biao said with a smile.
Jiang Chengfeng nodded, thinking that Ye Duo did not tell Bai Biao the reason, or Bai Biao deliberately concealed it, so he stopped asking.
Jiang Chengfeng's eyes swept across Bai Biao's rugged face and sturdy body, thought for a moment , and asked, "Brother Bai is very heroic, I guess he is not from Huayang, right?"
This question sounds a bit stupid. In fact, from Bai Biao's accent, you can tell that he is from the north. Jiang Chengfeng is just making small talk.
Bai Biao nodded and said, "I am indeed not from Huayang, I am from Cangzhou in northern Ji!"
"Cangzhou! A great place with outstanding people and beautiful scenery! No wonder Brother Bai is so good at martial arts!" Jiang Chengfeng casually said this flattering remark, and Bai Biao felt very happy.
After a pause, Bai Biao asked, "Could it be that Master Jiang has been to Cangzhou?"
Jiang Chengfeng shook his head and said with a smile: "I haven't been there, but I have heard of it! Cangzhou is the hometown of martial arts. The people of Cangzhou are good at riding and shooting. Brother Bai, you are also proficient in riding, and it seems that you are better than the soldiers in the Jianghuai Cavalry Camp. So I guess you are from the north!"
Bai Biao curled his lips and said, "How can those cowards in the Jianghuai Cavalry Battalion compare with us? Moreover, Long Fengyang, the commander of the Jianghuai Army, is the worst of the cowards. If he didn't have someone in the court, he would have been impeached long ago!"
Jiang Chengfeng didn't want to waste time, so he chatted with Bai Biao for a few words, and actually got some valuable information out of the other party.
Hearing Bai Biao's words, Jiang Chengfeng just smiled knowingly and said, "Brother Bai, why do you say that? I see that the Jianghuai Cavalry Battalion is well-organized and has awe-inspiring morale. It's very magnificent!"
"As the saying goes, laymen watch the excitement, experts watch the doorway! Long Fengyang is a coward. If it weren't for the support of King Liang, how could he have been so rampant in Jiangnan? Moreover, the three battalions of soldiers he trained are all cowards. This is what we call a cowardly soldier, a cowardly general!"
"In fact, I am not underestimating the soldiers from Jiangnan. When it comes to reciting poems and composing essays, we are really no match for the people from Jiangnan. But when it comes to fighting in battle, these soldiers from Long Fengyang can only suppress bandits and cannot resist the barbaric Hu people from the north at all!"
Prince Liang was actually the behind-the-scenes supporter of Long Fengyang. Speaking of Prince Liang, Jiang Chengfeng had heard Ye Shengxian mention him before. It was said that Prince Liang did not get along well with the current emperor. It was not known whether it was true or not!
Bai Biao was straightforward and thought Jiang Chengfeng was just as straightforward, but he never expected Jiang Chengfeng to set a trap in his words and take out all the information in his mind. In the end, this guy even called Jiang Chengfeng a brother!
From Bai Biao's words, Jiang Chengfeng could also hear that this man looked down on the soldiers from the south of the Yangtze River. Although Jiang Chengfeng did not agree with this, if he thought about it seriously, it true. The south values literature, while the north values martial arts, so the combat effectiveness of the soldiers in the south and north is very different!
Jiang Chengfeng grinned and said, "No matter if they are from the south or the north, they are all good men of our Northern Tang Kingdom. It is our duty to fight against the barbarians!"
Bai Biao clapped his hands and laughed, "Mr. Jiang, what you said makes sense! Although you are in Huayang City, you are different from those scholars in Jiangnan. You have real talent and are generous. No wonder Lord Ye treats you differently!"
Jiang Chengfeng shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "I also think I look like a northerner! By the way, Brother Bai, where are most of your colleagues from?"
"In the palace! The North is martial, so naturally there are more people in the North! The South -" At this point, Bai Biao was stunned and said in astonishment: "Master Jiang, this -"
Although Bai Biao was straightforward, he was not stupid. He immediately realized that Jiang Chengfeng was trying to trick him. He couldn't help but smile bitterly, "Master Jiang, you are the most scheming of all the servants I have ever met!"
Jiang Chengfeng seemed not to hear the irony in Bai Biao's words. He patted his shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother Bai, don't worry. I already know your identity! And I have a close relationship with Lord Ye. Is there anything I can't tell you?"
This was half true and half false, with a hidden meaning. A straightforward man like Bai Biao naturally couldn't hear the mystery. If Ye Duo was present, he would definitely be furious and curse Jiang Chengfeng for being shameless.
Sure enough, after hearing what Jiang Chengfeng said, Bai Biao nodded in agreement and said, "Mr. Jiang, to be honest, I was originally the emperor's personal bodyguard, but later I was sent by the emperor to protect Lord Ye!"
Jiang Chengfeng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If this was true, then Ye Duo would be the emperor's confidant. But even so, Ye Duo was still several levels behind King Liang in fighting. It would be difficult!
After getting the information he wanted, Jiang Chengfeng stopped beating around the bush and talked to Bai Biao honestly about all sorts of things, which made Bai Biao respect and admire him even more.
