If I were born again, I would marry a strong but short-lived husband.

Fu Jinyuan poured another glass of wine for the boss.

"General Qin, you should be aware of my current situation. I am short of people."

The head of the family sneered, "Your Majesty, half of the people in the Thirteen Villages are wanted criminals by the imperial court. Do you dare to use them?"

"Isn't the king here?" Fu Jinyuan said.

"As long as General Qin trusts me, I can keep all 521 people in the Thirteen Villages safe and sound. I will also arrange a place for you to go. From now on, you can appear in front of others openly."

"You want to investigate corrupt officials? Come to the Zhenfu Division. If you want to avenge the frame-up you received, you can only do so in the Zhenfu Division."

The eldest boss narrowed his eyes slightly, "You also know about what happened back then?"

Fu Jinyuan: "I don't know. My uncle told me that you were forced to leave the barracks not all because of injuries, but because you encountered a plague outbreak in Shanchan City during your march. The court ordered you to massacre the city, but you disobeyed the order."

The boss's hands began to tremble slightly.

"Most of the people in Shanchan City are not sick..."

"Many people from the Thirteen Villages came from Shanchan City. You rescued people and pretended to massacre the city. Someone wanted to cover up the fact that they had ordered the massacre, so the army you led must die."

On the surface, Qin Liang was asked to retire, but in fact, the pursuit never stopped after the handover of military power.

They were forced to become bandits.

The boss wiped his face vigorously.

"What can you do?" It is not easy to transfer so many people from the Thirteen Villages, not to mention that the Prince of Chen wants to clear them and bring them back to the Pacification Office.

Fu Jinyuan said, "General Qin, can you trust me?"

"Can I trust you?" the boss asked back.

"If you trust me, I will go to the Thirteen Villages with you tomorrow. I can go to the Thirteen Villages with you alone." Fu Jinyuan said.

The eldest boss closed his eyes and said, "How many people can your Pacification Division use now? If you rely on those young masters, what can you accomplish? If you come to suppress the bandits, the Thirteen Villages will not be afraid of you at all."

"In the eyes of many people, they are indeed unlearned and unskillful. No one is perfect. They have shortcomings, but they also have advantages. The Zhenfu Division is different from other government offices." Fu Jinyuan whispered.

The eldest master chuckled and said, "My Lord, you are broad-minded and tolerant."

Fu Jinyuan: "General Qin, I have lived in a military camp and I know how difficult it is for soldiers guarding the border."

"You definitely don't want the young men of the Thirteen Villages to become bandits in the future. You are clearly heroes in the hearts of the people. How can you let the descendants of heroes be disgraced from now on?"

"What... do you have in mind?" asked the boss.

Fu Jinyuan knew that the other party had already shown signs of loosening up, "I will discuss this with General Qin after I meet the other people at the Thirteenth Village."

The eldest boss looked at the sky outside and said, "It's almost dawn, let's set off now."

"Row."

Fu Jinyuan picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "I'll go with you."

"You don't have to go into the village alone. Take your two subordinates with you. As for those little guys upstairs, they may not wake up yet. So forget it." said the boss.

Walking out of the post station, Fu Jinyuan looked at the postmaster who was already sitting on horseback.

He no longer looked timid as before, and his eyes were now more fierce.

"Where is the original postmaster?" Fu Jinyuan asked.

Gou Jiang grinned: "In the cellar."

Fu Jinyuan signaled Wu Yang to release the person first.

"Your Highness, if you really want to go to the Thirteen Villages with us, what if you never come back?" Gao Zijun asked coldly.

"Then it depends on whether you have the ability to keep me here." Fu Jinyuan jumped on the horse and said, "Lead the way."

When the sky was bright, Du Youchuan and his friends finally woke up after a good sleep.

"Where's the commander?"

"It seems... he went to Thirteen Villages." Prince Kang took out the note on the table and said, "Wu Yang left it there."

"My lords, you are all awake. I will go and bring up breakfast." The postmaster who was released from the cellar asked politely.

When Du Youchuan saw him, he hissed, "Who are you? Why didn't I see you yesterday?"

"I am the postmaster here. The one yesterday was fake. It was Gou Jiang, the third in command of the Thirteen Villages." said the postmaster.

“……”Du Youchuan was stunned.

He turned stiffly to look at Prince Kang, "All the people from the Thirteen Villages... have danced in front of us, and we haven't noticed yet."

Prince Kang's face changed, "Did the Thirteen Villages capture the commander?"

"It's over, they won't kill the commander, will they?" Zheng Liangye asked in shock.

The postmaster tried to speak several times but was unable to get a word in.

Seeing Du Youchuan and the others holding swords and preparing to leave, he hurriedly chased after them, "The prince left with them on his own, and asked you to wait at the post station, don't go looking for him."

Du Youchuan paused, "What?"

Postmaster: "The prince was not captured. I saw him talking and laughing with the leader of the Thirteen Villages."

"Bullshit, you're just talking and laughing. Don't you want me to dig your eyes out?" Du Youchuan said angrily.

"How could our commander be talking and laughing with the Thirteen Villages? Someone from the Thirteen Villages must have planned to take him away."

Prince Kang said, "Let's go to Jingkou first. We must rescue the commander no matter what."

Watching these young masters leave in a mighty procession, it was useless for the postmaster to say anything. He could only stand alone in the snow and watch.

……

Shen Sui'an had just seen Princess Kang off and hadn't even sat down to have a sip of tea when the wife of Duke Dingguo came again.

"..." Her mouth corners were almost frozen from smiling.

Fu Jinyuan has only been out of the city for a few days, and Princess Kang and the wife of Duke Dingguo have come three times.

On the first day, she cried and hoped that she would write a letter to the Prince of Chen and ask him to release their son.

Finding this impossible, they came to her again the next day, asking her to send some guards to protect their son.

Today is the third day, and I came to ask if there is any news from Jingkou.

Shen Sui'an wanted to know if there was any news.

She doesn't know the problem either.

"It's not easy to be a loving mother." Shen Suian is going to be a mother herself, so she understands their feelings.

"Please invite Madam Dingguo in."

Qing Su frowned, "You haven't had a good rest these days, I'll go and get rid of you."

"It's okay. If I don't sit with them, they will feel even more uneasy." Shen Sui'an said.

"The prince has only been out of town for a few days, how could there be any news coming back?"

In fact, Shen Sui'an was also uneasy. If she didn't know that Ruan Yilang had been following her secretly, she might not be much better than Princess Kang and the wife of Duke Dingguo.

Having someone to talk to her and distract her would also allow her to have more confidence in Fu Jinyuan.

"Is there no news from the palace?" Shen Suian asked in a low voice.

Qing Su said, "It's almost the end of the year, and the emperor doesn't ask about Jingkou at all."

Not only did he not ask, he might even be waiting for a call for help from Jingkou.

"It's better not to ask." Shen Sui'an said. She was worried that the emperor would only focus on Jingkou. She felt that Fu Jinyuan must have other ideas about the Thirteen Villages.