Yang Ning knew that Duan Canghai was born in the military, and the aura of a soldier in this person was indeed obvious, including Qi Feng and Zhao Wushang, and Yang Ning could also detect the shadow of a soldier in them.
But he didn't expect that these three people were all from Heilin Camp, and they were all soldiers under the Third Master.
"The third master and the general were both descendants of the old marquis, so when he was young, the third master, like the general, followed the old marquis on the battlefield." Duan Canghai sighed: "If it hadn't been for that time... Well, today's third master Master, he will definitely be a famous general who will be famous all over the world."
When Yang Ning heard this, he already had a rough understanding of the relationship between Jinyihou Mansion and asked: "Did you guys return to the capital after that war?"
"After the battle between the Black Lin Battalion and the Xuelan Army, there were only a few dozen people left." Duan Canghai said with a bitter smile: "But the general always acts carefully. When our Black Lin Battalion suffered all casualties, the backup also followed. The Blood Orchid Army was already at the end of its rope at that time and was unable to fight anymore, so we had to escape so that we, the people, could survive."
Yang Ning said: "Although your Heilin Battalion was almost completely wiped out, after the First World War, the Blood Orchid Army of the Northern Han Dynasty also lost its combat power, so the two counties north of the Huai River were saved."
Duan Canghai showed a hint of surprise, then nodded and said: "The prince is worthy of being a general, and I immediately understood the key." He raised his neck slightly and said, "The prince is right, although the Heilin Camp It has disappeared since then, but the Xuelan Army that Changling Hou worked so hard has been severely damaged and can no longer pose a threat to us." After a pause, he continued: "General, please ask the court to help us who survived. The officers and soldiers of Linying petitioned for rewards, and most of them were given official posts in various places, but a few of us still stayed."
"Oh?" Yang Ning asked curiously: "Then why? I have an official misconduct and I have to stay here as a guard?"
Duan Canghai said sternly: "We followed the third master on the battlefield, and it was the third master who rescued us from the dead many times. We swore at that time that we would follow the third master to the death and have no other ideas." He sighed: "After the death of the third master, we originally wanted to follow him, but we were dissuaded by the general. He said that since we had no intention of serving as officials, we could serve as bodyguards at the Marquis' Mansion. Not only could we protect the Marquis' Mansion, but we could also protect the Third Lady."
Yang Ning nodded slightly, thinking that these people, who have no official positions, but come to serve as guards in the Hou Mansion, are also good men who value friendship and loyalty. They are willing to serve as servants in the Hou Mansion, probably because the third master Qi is more respectable than Jinyi Hou. More, after all, the third master's widow is still alive, and they stayed in the Hou Mansion, probably because they wanted to protect the third wife well in return for the third master Qi.
It's no wonder that the third lady is the only one in the Hou Mansion. Since she is the wife of Third Master Qi, her status in the Hou Mansion is naturally extraordinary. It's a pity that such a beautiful lady has been a pretty widow for many years.
Duan Canghai was obviously drunk and had a lively conversation. What's more, what Yang Ning asked about was his glorious and sentimental past, so he poured out the events of that year as if he was talking.
The sun was setting and the sky was completely dark. White lanterns with the word "Dian" on them had been lit up everywhere in the Hou Mansion.
"You just said that my father died of injuries. What's going on?" Yang Ning asked: "Is he seriously injured?"
"The general has been on the battlefield for many years and has a lot of wounds on his body." Duan Canghai said: "The Jinyihou family has always relied on their true ability to gain glory on the battlefield. This is true for the old marquis, the same is true for the general, and the same is true for the third master, so I am satisfied The scars on the body are also the honor of a man of the Qi family. Originally, the general had returned to the capital to recuperate, but three years ago, the Northern Han people gathered hundreds of thousands of troops and suddenly attacked, so the general had no choice but to leave the capital. This attack lasted almost three years, the general He managed to hold on for three years on the front line...!" His eyes were red, "We all know in our hearts that the general's health is getting worse day by day, and the combination of old and new injuries will make him miserable, but the general knows that once he collapses Da Chu will definitely be in danger, so he keeps hiding his injury...!"
Yang Ning also looked slightly respectful, thinking that Qi Jing was also a tough guy.
"Just a few months ago, the two sides finally reached a peace agreement, and the Northern Han people withdrew their troops and had a truce." Duan Canghai said with a wry smile: "Actually, I don't know why the Northern Han people retreated, and what kind of peace agreement the two sides reached. I was still thinking about it. As soon as the war has stopped, the general can return to the capital to recuperate and slowly recover, but...!" He shook his head and said: "But who would have thought that this would be like this. The general died of exhaustion for the sake of Dachu."
Yang Ning thought that Jin Yihou was still a hero in labor mode, but he saw that Duan Canghai had already stood up, "Sir, it's dark, let's go there first. You have come back, and the third lady is also with the third old lady and the others for you today. Strive hard, you must not let down the third lady."
Yang Ning knew that listening to Duan Canghai's words here for a long time had indeed delayed a lot of time. Since he was the heir apparent and his father had passed away, he still had to do it to save face.
As the two of them went to the mourning hall, Yang Ning asked: "Second Uncle Duan, are there many escort agencies in the capital?"
"The Escort Agency?" Duan Canghai didn't expect that Yang Ning would suddenly ask about the Escort Agency, and was a little confused, "Why did the Crown Prince ask about the Escort Agency?"
Yang Ning had already thought of his words and said, "After I was taken away by that group of people, I once heard them talking about the Escort Agency in the sack."
Duan Canghai stopped and his expression immediately became serious. He looked around and then asked in a low voice: "Master, did you hear them mention the escort agency? Are there people from Jiutianlou lurking in some escort agency?"
Yang Ning said: "I don't know exactly what happened. They were not loud at the time. I heard them mention the escort bureau, and they said it was one of the best escort bureaus in the capital. Uncle Duan, which are the best escort bureaus in the capital?"
"There are many escort bureaus in the capital, but among the best, there are three escort agencies that are equally comparable." Duan Canghai thought for a moment and then said: "Changping Escort Agency, Sihai Escort Agency and Rising Sun Escort Agency are the most powerful escort bureaus in the capital. The prince can Have you heard those people mention these three escort agencies?”
Yang Ning shook his head, but he was quite excited. He thought to himself that Canghai was not a vegetarian and he knew the situation in the capital well.
He had actually met the Sihai Escort Bureau before. At that time, he met the Sihai Escort Bureau's convoy at a liquor store. It was also there that he met Xiao Guang, who was being chased by the Fei Chan Secret Ninja.
"Lurning spies in the escort agency is a good idea." Duan Canghai said to himself while stroking his thick beard. After thinking about it, he said: "But it's not easy for our Marquis Mansion to take action on this matter. Let's inform the Shenhou Mansion later. , just let the people from the Shenhou Mansion investigate, those three escort agencies are not easy to deal with, and we don’t have the energy to take care of it for the time being, so we can just leave it to the Shenhou Mansion."
"Shenhou Mansion?" Yang Ning asked curiously: "Where is that?"
Duan Canghai looked a little embarrassed. The prince, if you say he is confused, he spoke clearly and coherently today, and there was no sign of confusion at all. But if you say he is smart, it doesn't seem that way.
He was about to explain when he heard a voice: "Brother Duan, are you here? Can you see the third lady?"
Yang Ning followed the sound and looked, but it was the fat Manager Qiu coming this way.
"Mr. Qiu!" Duan Canghai said, "Are you looking for the third lady?"
"Yes." Manager Qiu came over with a kind smile on his fat and white face. He glanced at Yang Ning with his little eyes and said, "Your Majesty, thank you for your hard work. When it gets later, Your Majesty can leave the mourning hall and have a good rest. I have already I have discussed with Aunt Qiong that we will let Qi Yu guard it tonight and hand it over to the Crown Prince as soon as daybreak."
"Oh?" Although Yang Ning still didn't know the details about Manager Qiu, for some reason, when he saw this person, he felt disgusted and said with a smile: "Is it Qi Yu who still wants to rob me?"
Yang Ning knew that Duan Canghai was a martial artist. Although he was careful, he had a rather upright temperament and was easy to deal with. However, Manager Qiu seemed to be a scheming person at first glance and was definitely not easy to deal with. You still had to be cautious in front of him. Okay, lest this person sees any flaws and brings you big trouble.
Yang Ning believed that so far, no one in the family would doubt his identity, but if he was not careful and found more flaws, it would inevitably lead to suspicion.
"The prince is joking." Manager Qiu said with a smile: "You are the prince of the Hou family. How dare Qi Yu compete with you for anything? However, although he is a concubine, he is still of the blood of Lord Hou after all. He is not allowed to see anyone during the day. , he should fulfill his filial piety this night, and the most important thing is to keep vigil for the prince at night, so that the prince can recharge his energy. There are still many things to do next, and if the prince does not sleep day and night, his energy will definitely not be able to keep up. "
Yang Ning actually didn't have much interest in striving to be a filial son. He showed off his power in the mourning hall today because he couldn't stand a group of people targeting Gu Qinghan. If Qi Yu stayed at the mourning hall for him at night, he really had no objection.
"Brother Duan, don't take what happened today seriously." Manager Qiu looked at Duan Canghai and said with a smile: "You and I both know the temper of the Fifth Master. That's it. Maybe I was a little too impatient today. Just now I went to find him, and the third old master said that the fifth master should not do that to you."
Duan Canghai said calmly: "General Manager Qiu is overly concerned, I don't care, and we are all servants, so naturally we won't argue with the master."
Manager Qiu chuckled and said: "This is a bit angry. But I know Brother Duan, you are broad-minded. By tomorrow morning, you will have forgotten all about it." Then he said: "Brother Duan, old brother As the general manager of the Hou Mansion, many things must be considered from the overall situation. It is natural for the prince to stay at the funeral, so naturally there is nothing to say, but we still have to take the overall situation into consideration. We cannot not care about the third old master at all? Wait for what is happening in front of us. Now that the matter is over, everything can be settled, but for now we still have to maintain the harmony of the Qi family, don’t you think that’s the right thing to do?”
Duan Canghai said: "Mr. Qiu, Duan is a martial artist who only protects the Hou Mansion. I shouldn't ask about other things. In fact, I don't understand. But what the third lady said is naturally not wrong. How can we take care of everything?" For the overall situation, Manager Qiu and the Third Madam can discuss it and handle it. If I am needed, the Third Madam can just say a word."
"Who says you don't know how to take care of the overall situation?" A clear and sweet voice came from behind Yang Ning, "You swallowed your anger in the mourning hall and didn't make mistakes, then doesn't that mean you have the overall situation in mind?"
Yang Ning looked back and saw Gu Qinghan floating over here like a white cloud, light, delicate and charming.