Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 689 Qin Ming: Our Fate Has Ended [2 Updates]

Wow! Wow!
Qin Ming's eyes lit up. He had to admit that what Hua Xiaomei said made perfect sense!

It might be a bit difficult for me to directly vote for King Qi, but with Hua Xiaomei around, voting for Hua Rong is no problem at all!

Hua Rong was the general of Nanning Prefecture, which was an exclave, so he didn't have to meet with the Prince of Qi so early.

With his unparalleled bravery and Hua Rong's assistance, how could he not achieve great military exploits?
With his numerous military exploits, Hua Rong could easily put in a good word for him with the King of Qi. Would the King of Qi not accept him?
The plan goes through!
“So best!”

Influenced by Hua Xiaomei's pillow talk, Qin Ming made up his mind:

"My wife, let's just make do with this for tonight."

"Pack your valuables, and tomorrow morning I'll suggest taking you out for a walk."

"Once we leave the city, we won't come back. We'll head straight to Nanning Prefecture to stay with my brother-in-law!"

Flower Girl: "It should have been done a long time ago!"

After Qin Ming figured things out, he felt much better and quickly snuggled into bed with Hua Xiaomei.

The next morning, Hua Xiaomei packed her valuables in a small bundle and boarded the carriage.

I can't leave it behind; Nanning Prefecture is too far, and I'll have to spend money on the way. I also don't dare bring too much, for fear of being found out.

Qin Ming mounted his Xie Zhi horse and tied his armor and weapons to the bottom of the carriage.

The couple ran into Wu Yong as soon as they left the hospital.

Wu Yong, fanning himself with a goose feather fan, pretended to be passing by and casually asked:
"Where did Third Brother go?"

Qin Ming remained silent for two seconds.

Regardless, he, Song Jiang, and Wu Yong were sworn brothers; it would be too disloyal of him to just leave like this…

But let's stop here!

He followed Song Jiang and made one mistake after another, missing too many opportunities!
Looking back now, it seems like I was bewitched; I was completely deceived by Song Jiang's sense of loyalty!

Now that things have come to this, if he doesn't turn back now, there really won't be a way back!

With gritted teeth and a glare, Qin Ming forced a smile and answered Wu Yong:

"Second brother, we've never been to the northern frontier before."

"I've heard that the scenery in the north is quite different from that in the central plains, so I'm going out for a walk with my wife."

"It should."

Wu Yong nodded with a smile, waving his goose feather fan, and said:

"The northern frontier is not peaceful either, Brother Qin Ming, please be careful on your journey."

Qin Ming was in a hurry to leave and didn't notice anything amiss. He simply bowed to Wu Yong and left with the carriage.

Watching Qin Ming and the carriage disappear into the distance, Wu Yong's smile gradually faded, and he stopped waving his feather fan.

Cold weather.

The northern frontier is not the Central Plains; the leaves have all fallen, the west wind is blowing hard, and wild geese are flying south—it is already late autumn…

Shaking his head, Wu Yong turned and walked towards his courtyard.

A gust of autumn wind blew by, and fallen leaves danced all over the ground.

Wu Yong's silhouette was incredibly desolate...

"Second brother!"

They hadn't gone far when they ran into Song Jiang.
"Let's go, let's call our third brother and go out to select soldiers!"

"Big brother, don't call me third brother anymore."

Wu Yong pointed his goose feather fan towards Qin Ming's courtyard:

"I just passed by their courtyard gate and saw that the door was closed. The young couple probably haven't gotten up yet."

"Oh?"

Song Jiang smiled and shook his head:

"Very well, since that's the case, then Seventh Brother (Yang Fan) will choose the cavalry!"

Wu Yong agreed: "Seventh Brother is also a man of unparalleled bravery, and the cavalry he has chosen cannot be bad."

So Song Jiang and Wu Yong, discussing serious business, walked past Qin Ming's courtyard...

Meanwhile, Qin Ming and Hua Xiaomei left the city and headed towards Nanning Prefecture.

The few veterans accompanying him were his personal guards when he was the commander of the Qingzhou Commandery. They had been with him ever since and were going to Nanning Prefecture with them.

After walking for half a day, while stopping for a bite to eat at a roadside inn, Qin Ming suddenly remembered:

"That's wrong!"

Hua Xiaomei asked curiously, "What's wrong?"

"Wu Yong always calls me Third Brother!" Qin Ming rubbed his face vigorously with both hands.

"But the last thing he said to me was, 'Brother Qin Ming, take care on your journey...'"

Hua Xiaomei blinked: "My lord, he probably already guessed that you were going to leave."

Qin Ming suddenly realized, shook his head and smiled wryly: "So that's how it is!"

Hua Xiaomei added, "So, it seems he still has some brotherly affection for you..."

"Have it?"

Qin Ming didn't actually think so; he believed that Wu Yong only had Song Jiang in his heart.

But it doesn't matter anymore, he's already gone.

From then on, Wu Yong was in the north, and he was in Nanning, separated by vast distances. Perhaps he and Wu Yong would never meet again.

Our fate has run its course.

After a quick meal, Qin Ming helped Hua Xiaomei into the carriage, and they continued their journey to Nanning Prefecture...

……

Qingzhou, the Prince of Qi's residence.

"Done!"

Cai Fu and his brothers Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Guan Sheng, and Wu Song drank and chatted happily.

When things got interesting, Cai Fu shared what he had been thinking:

"Brothers, I want to designate a secondary capital."

The Tang Dynasty had four capitals: Chang'an, Luoyang, Taiyuan, and Fengxiang. The Song Dynasty had four capitals: Kaifeng, Henan, Yingtian, and Daming. It was no big deal for Cai Fu to arrange a secondary capital.

The brothers all agreed, and Wu Song asked, "Brother, where do you want to set up the secondary capital?"

Cai Fu: "Tanzhou".

Tanzhou was actually the Miyun District of the capital city before he transmigrated, and at that time it belonged to one of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun.

Guan Sheng: "Brother, Tanzhou is sandwiched between the Liao and Jin kingdoms, and it's probably not very safe."

"That's how it should be."

Cai Fu had already thought it through:
"In the future, our strategic focus will be on the Liao and Jin dynasties."

"The Liao Kingdom is one thing, but the Jin Kingdom must be destroyed, and we also need to guard against another hidden enemy..."

Lu Zhishen: "What hidden enemy?"

"The time isn't right yet, let's drink!"

Cai Fu picked up his wine bowl and clinked it with his brothers.

The hidden enemy he was referring to was, of course, the Mongol Yuan dynasty.

Although it's not yet Temujin's era, that doesn't stop him from destroying the Qiyan tribe ahead of time.

Of course, perhaps even without Temujin, there would be Bronze Temujin, Silver Temujin, Gold Temujin, Diamond Temujin...

But it doesn't matter. Once Cai Fu establishes a unified country, all the gold, silver, copper, and iron will die.

Meanwhile, Zhao Fujin and Cai Ya were also drinking.

"Sister, what kind of woman do you think my husband likes?"

Zhao Fujin came to learn from Cai Ya.

She sensed that although Cai Fu liked her, he didn't seem to care about her as much as he did about Fang Jinzhi, Hu Sanniang, and Princess Tianshou, nor was he as casual with Cai Ya and Li Ping'er.

It's as if she's some rare treasure, only for viewing, not for touching.

“Girl, you are different from us. You hold a special place in the King’s heart.”

Cai Yashan comforted Zhao Fujin with her understanding words, and Zhao Fujin blinked her big, bright eyes:
"How special?"

You've killed the conversation...

Cai Ya was speechless and could only pick up her wine glass:

"Girl, drink this cup of wine and I'll tell you."

So Zhao Fujin and Cai Ya drank a glass of wine, put down their glasses, and Cai Ya changed the subject:

"Hey, by the way, do you remember that person?"

Zhao Fujin shook his head: "I don't remember!"

"Sister Ya'er, please tell me first just how special my position is in the King's heart!"

Cai Ya: (_)
【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)