Volume 1 The Wind Rises Chapter 22 Fighting
Luo Youdu digested this sudden news and tried to figure out Fu Yanqing's purpose of secretly entering the capital to see if there was any profit to be made.
Today, the government is stable. Guo Rong has demonstrated his ability as a wise ruler, and everyone is united.
Is there anything that Fu Yanqing needs to secretly go to Beijing to handle? And bring your family with you...
Bringing family along?
Suddenly Luo Youdu slapped his head, thinking that he was going crazy and thinking too much.
There is no political purpose at all. I just came to see my daughter.
Luo Youdu vaguely remembered that the current Queen Fu died early, and died after only a few years as queen. Then Guo Rong married Fu Yanqing's second daughter and made her queen. In history, they were called the Big and Small Fu Queens. In addition to the two of them, Fu Yanqing also had a daughter who married Zhao Kuangyi. There were three queens in one family, which was comparable to Dugu Xin.
According to this point in time, Queen Dafu will not live for more than two years.
The Queen was young and beautiful, so she wouldn't just die. It's completely understandable that she stayed sick for several years.
Fu Yanqing was stationed in Daming Prefecture, which was the first line of defense against Khitan invasion.
If Damingfu is lost, the north bank of the Yellow River will fall under the control of the Khitan cavalry.
In the current Great Zhou, Fu Yanqing himself was the mobile Great Wall against the Khitan. If the Khitans knew that the "King Fu" who kept them awake at night was not in Damingfu, they would probably march south directly.
Therefore, they secretly entered Beijing under disguised names, and they did so by water.
If Zhang Jin, a native of Daming Prefecture, had not managed to sneak into the Kaifeng wharf by chance to make a living, who would have thought that the famous Prince of Wei, Fu Yanqing, would come to Beijing in the guise of a wealthy businessman?
Luo Youdu couldn't think of any advantage he could get from this news, so he said, "Come, let's drink. The King of Wei's secret visit to the capital has nothing to do with us."
Zhang Jin nodded and said, "That makes sense."
Zhang Qiong said jokingly, "Maybe he is here to find a husband for Madam Fu Er? Madam Fu Er is about 20 years old. When she was in Daming Prefecture, she heard that Madam Guoguo's nephew wanted to marry Madam Fu Er. He beat Madam Fu Er up and made Madam Guoguo so angry that she stayed in a temple outside the city for more than a month before returning home."
Luo Youdu burst out laughing. The ancients did not believe in late marriage and late childbearing. In order to increase the population, the imperial court would even force unmarried women to marry.
The Song Dynasty specifically issued a decree that "if a girl does not marry at the age of 15, her family will be punished."
If a woman is over 15 and still unmarried, her family will go to jail with her.
At the same time, the marriages of the common people were linked to the merits of the county magistrate. Apart from widows and widowers, if there were any unmarried women or men of advanced age in the area, the county magistrate would find ways to help introduce them to potential partners.
She is in her twenties, which really makes her an old maid.
But she is Fu Yanqing's daughter, how can she be easily married?
Just because of Fu Yanqing's status, even Emperor Guo Rong had to humble himself and curry favor with him.
Didn't you see in history that when the elder Empress Fu died of illness, he immediately married the younger Fu and later stabilized the border warlord Fu Yanqing who held a large number of troops?
But if he really married Fu Yanqing's daughter, he could at least save himself fifty years of hard work.
Luo Youdu stopped thinking about this illusory thing and looked at Zhang Jin and said, "Kaifeng Wharf is full of people of all kinds. It's not a place to stay for a long time. I see that Brother Zhang speaks calmly. Why don't you come to Kaifeng Prefecture and be a team leader?"
Zhang Jin was stunned for a moment, thinking that Luo Youdu was targeting his brother, but he didn't expect that he would recruit him. After thinking about it, he was tempted. Kaifeng Wharf was a place where all kinds of people mixed together. People from all walks of life would do anything to make a living, and their lives were not stable. They were completely different from the yamen runners, who were petty officials in the system.
Zhang Qiong urged, "Why are you still hesitating? My sister-in-law also told you to find another job. What could be more suitable than being the head of the yamen runners? If big brother doesn't want to do it, let us take over. You can join the army and take the brunt of Zhao Kuangyi's anger for us."
He enjoyed the meal so much that he didn't even want to join the army anymore .
Zhang Jin made up his mind and raised his glass, saying, "Then I would like to thank General Luo."
Luo Youdu was overjoyed. With Zhang Jin in his hands, there was no way Zhang Qiong could escape.
The three of them drank and ate meat while chatting, and it took them two hours to finish.
Luo Youdu was almost drunk. He was still conscious, but he walked in a daze.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Qiong felt a little better and enjoyed themselves very much.
Luo Youdu wanted to go home by himself.
Zhang Jin and Zhang Qiong were worried that Luo Youdu might get into trouble on the road in his current state, so they insisted on seeing him off.
Luo Youdu also followed their instructions.
The three of them did not notice that not far from Luo's house, a carriage was quietly waiting.
The curtain fell, and a strong voice came from the car: "Luan Jun, go and try to see how strong that fat guy is. Stay away, don't stay around here."
A strong man guarding the car nodded and strode away.
The two brothers Zhang Jin and Zhang Qiong walked home together.
They lived at the corner of Longjin Street, a gathering place for all kinds of people.
Both brothers are skilled in martial arts, so they are not afraid.
The two drank happily and chatted along the way.
Suddenly, a man bumped into Zhang Qiong.
Zhang Qiong was already drunk and not paying attention, so she just sat down on the ground.
He was very heavy, and when he fell he felt like his butt was not his own.
"Damn it, how can you walk without seeing?"
Zhang Qiong cursed softly and got up.
But the sturdy man opposite had an even worse temper. He immediately said, "You are so blind when you walk. After drinking horse urine , you don't even know your last name?" and slapped Zhang Qiong in the face.
Zhang Qiong instinctively leaned back to avoid the attack, and her drunkenness also dissipated a lot.
"You're asking for a fight!"
Zhang Qiong was not someone who would allow himself to be bullied, so he fired a punch back with great force.
The sturdy man caught Zhang Qiong's fist with both hands, intending to kick back after receiving the blow.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Qiong's punch was so powerful that he couldn't take it. He took three steps back before he was able to get rid of the force.
“Good fellow!”
The sturdy man shouted and rushed forward again.
The two men fought back and forth and started to wrestle.
Zhang Jin did not intervene to help, as he was still confident in his brother's ability, but he soon noticed some problems.
The strong man's boxing style was powerful and it turned out to be the long fist of the battlefield.
This type of Changquan is most popular in the north, and he has also learned it himself.
The same goes for Zhang Qiong.
However, Zhang Qiong was a little drunk, and her reaction was half a beat slower than the strong man, so she was punched many times.
But his fat body was not grown in vain. After being hit hard, he could still shake it off, as if he was wearing a layer of flesh armor.
After being hit several times, Zhang Qiong sobered up. He took the punch head-on and seized a flaw. He grabbed the man's chest with one hand and his belt with the other, and used the corner-to-corner technique, cursing, "Get up!"
He actually lifted the strong man up.
The 200-pound strong man was thrown away like a chicken in his hands.
The strong man fell down and was dizzy, unable to get up for a while.
Zhang Qiong clapped her hands and laughed.
There were bursts of cheers from all around.
The sturdy man left a harsh word and ran away in shame.
