After capturing Qiantang, Yunqing personally led people into the Governor's Palace. In front of the Governor's Palace, there are two majestic stone lions guarding the town, three vermilion beast gates, and a magnificent plaque is hung on the door, on which the five big characters of 'Jiangnan Governor's Palace' are smeared in the sun.

The layout of the house is similar to that of Pingxi Wangfu, but it is more refined here, and it is equipped with a large number of plaques, through stacking mountains and water, planting flowers and trees, configuring garden buildings, and using a large number of plaques, couplets, calligraphy and paintings, carvings, and steles. The May Day inscription is not a famous artist in the world.

Du Zheng said to Yunqing: "I have always said that Lao Feng's house is very exquisite, compared to this, Lao Feng's house is not enough to see. "Each yard in this house is different and has its own characteristics.

Yunqing didn't have much interest in what the house was like, and no matter how big the house was, no matter how many rooms there were, he could only sleep in one bed. Yunqing said, "Look at what is left here?"

The soldiers searched for it, but they didn't find much of value. Yunqing was not surprised by this, Yu Baojia ran so calmly, and all the valuable things must have been taken away.

Seeing that Yunqing was leading the troops and preparing to leave, Du Zheng asked in surprise: "Lord Wang, don't we live here?"

Yunqing said, "Go back to the barracks." "No matter how delicate and rich he is, he doesn't want to live in this house.

Seeing this, although Du Zheng was reluctant, he could only go out with him.

On the one hand, Yunqing wants to stabilize the situation in Qiantang, and on the other hand, he sends troops to subdue the surrounding states and counties, so the next days will not be easy. Fortunately, these clouds are already very proficient and not busy.

In six days, except for the officials and generals who surrendered approved by Yunqing, other officials and wealthy households were all confiscated. Among them, only at home, millions of gold and silver were copied.

If it were in other cities, everyone would be happy to get so much loot. It's a pity that this time, Du Zheng said with a depressed face: "Lord Wang, the things confiscated here are only half of Jinling. "From the dispatch of troops to the present, the place where the most loot has been collected is Jinling.

Yunqing said: "Half of it is already good. "In the past few days, Du Zheng has mainly raided his house to collect loot, and Yunqing has mainly stabilized the situation.

Du Zheng was very dissatisfied, and said: "I don't know if Qiu Qian has caught up with Yu Baojia? It's been so many days, and there is no news at all." "Qiu Ye is the chief soldier of Fujian, and it is definitely impossible for him to lead troops to intercept Yu Baojia by himself. This time it was Qiu Ye's confidant and general Qiu Qian who led the troops.

Yunqing said: "I can only wait for news." "These days, the sun is shining in Qiantang every day, but he doesn't know what the situation is at sea.

Du Zheng knew that now they had no other way but to wait, and said, "Lord Wang, we also have our own water army." Otherwise, you have to rely on someone else to do such a thing. This feeling is very unpleasant.

Yun Qing glanced at Du Zheng and said two words: "No money." "The navy is no better than the army, and the navy must first have ships. To carry a ship with thousands or hundreds of people, you can imagine how much it will cost. Not to mention, the soldiers also have to be equipped with weapons. The Northwest is now short of money, and the gold and silver seized this time are only enough to fill the hole. And even if he had money, he had to destroy the Northern Captivity first. As for the water army, it will be built again when there is money.

Du Zheng also knew that the good lives of the soldiers in the army were all obtained by Yunqing and Yuxi's food and clothing.

Yun Qing felt that there was no need to continue this topic, so he changed the topic: "Pack up these loot and send them back to Pickaxe City?" The captured loot, except for a part of the gold and silver left for expenses, was packed and sent back to Pickaxe City.

Du Zheng nodded and said, "Okay." "The loot confiscated by Jinling should have been delivered to Ho City.

Yunqing thought for a while and chatted with Du Zheng about family life: "Have you not written home recently?"

Du Zheng asked a little nervously, "What's wrong?" Is something wrong with my family?" You must know that Yunqing never asked about the housework of his subordinates, and now he suddenly asked about the accident.

Yunqing shook his head and said, "No, Ah Hao said that you haven't written back for a long time, and your daughter-in-law and Ah Shao are very worried." "This is what Brother Hao mentioned in his letter to Yunqing.

Du Zheng breathed a sigh of relief, he thought that something had happened at home: "I've been busy lately, so I don't have time to write back." "To be exact, he has not written a letter from home since he sent out the army.

Yunqing was very dissatisfied with this attitude: "No matter how busy you are, you won't even have time to write letters." There are often war reports sent back from the front, otherwise you must not let your daughter-in-law and children worry about death. "Yunqing writes a letter to his family every two days. Of course, Yunqing's situation is special, and his letters from home are all sent back to Ho City along with the battle report.

Du Zheng actually regretted what he said just now, no matter how busy he is, can he be busier than the prince. Du Zheng humbly accepted Yunqing's criticism: "I'll write when I go back." ”

It was also on this day that Qiu Dian finally caught up with Yu Baojia's fleet. The guard hurriedly ran over and said outside the cabin: "Seventh Master, it's not good, there is an enemy attacking. ”

Yu Baojia's face changed slightly, and he said, "It's coming so fast. "I also got the news that Han Yuxi sent someone to persuade Qiu Ye to send troops, and he was worried that if the time dragged on, he would not be able to keep anything at that time, so he would abandon the city and flee on the day of Yunqing's siege.

Yu Chunhao didn't speak, he couldn't fight a land battle, let alone a naval battle.

Yu Chunhao heard that Yu Baojia was about to abandon the fleet and flee, and he was a little reluctant: "If we flee now, we will definitely be disheartened." Judging from the current situation, Qiu Ye will have to return to Yunqing sooner or later. Rather than this, it is better to take advantage of this to weaken the strength of their naval army. ”

Yu Baojia shook his head and said, "We don't know how many people they have come, if they are more numerous than us, we will definitely be defeated." "The combat effectiveness is not as good as others, if the number is less than them, they will definitely be defeated, and at that time, they will not be able to escape if they want to.

Yu Chunhao said that if they abandoned the ship and fled, I was afraid that when they arrived in the capital, Yan Wushuang would not have a good face.

Yu Baojia said: "I don't want to die without a place to be buried. We have already done what Yan Wushuang said, and now that we have left the fleet, he has nothing to say when he arrives in the capital. ”

Yu Chunhao was silent, because he knew that it was useless to say more. For a person who is afraid of death, isn't it ridiculous that you let him go desperately.

Although Yu Baojia and Yu Chunhao fled, the generals of the sailors still stuck to their duties and fought with Qiu Qian for a long time. Although it was only half a day, it also gave Yu Baojia enough time to escape.

Qiu Qian always knew that the Jiangnan sailors were very weak, but he didn't expect them to be so weak. More than 10,000 people were defeated after only half a day, what a bunch of waste.

It was night, but the ship was as bright as day. The subordinate came over with an ugly face: "General, these more than 20 ships are all some antique calligraphy, painting, porcelain and jewelry, as well as skins and medicinal materials, but there is no gold or silver." "They got the news and knew that Yu Baojia was going to transport tens of millions of gold and silver to the capital this time. But now, not a single ingot of silver was seen.

Hearing the reply of his subordinates, Qiu Qian scolded a few words, and then instructed his subordinates: "Set sail and go back." ”

The subordinate said: "General, those gold and silver treasures must be in front, as long as we catch up, these treasures will be ours!"

Qiu Qian said: "What to do with so much nonsense, return sail." He was also greedy for so much gold and silver treasure. But he was more worried that there was an ambush ahead, and when the time came, the gold and silver would be lost without rushing for their lives, and that would be called a loss. There are enough things for these twenty search ships for them to go back and pay for it.

Although the subordinates were reluctant, they did not dare to disobey.

Early the next morning, Yu Baojia met Fan Jiang, who had come to support. Knowing that Yu Baojia abandoned the fleet and fled, Fan Jiang looked down on him a hundred times. It's just that everything has fallen into the hands of the other party, and the sailors in Jiangnan have also been defeated, and the more than 10,000 soldiers and horses he brought can't defeat Qiu Qian at all, so he can only give up.

It took Guan Tai two days to take Yongcheng. On the fifth day of his capture of Yongcheng, seven large ships suddenly appeared in the harbor.

Si Bonian said outside the house: "Lord Wang, General Guan sent someone to deliver an urgent letter. "The use of urgency indicates that the matter is more urgent.

Du Zheng saw that after Yunqing read the letter, his face was a little ugly, and asked, "What's the matter? Is there something happening over there in Yongcheng?"

Yun Qing said: "Qiu Qian intercepted Yu Baojia's fleet, but there was no gold or silver on those twenty-four ships. "Although it is said that antique calligraphy and paintings are very valuable, but it was in the Taiping period, and if you encounter someone who is illiterate, that thing is worthless. And gold and silver, at all times, are hard currency.

Du Zheng's face was also ugly when he heard this: "Where did all the gold and silver go?" So much gold and silver, it is impossible to disappear out of thin air.

Yunqing said: "I'm afraid that these gold and silver have been sent to the capital in advance." Whether his guess was right or not soon became known. Such a large sum of money, as long as it is ashore, it is impossible to hide it.

Du Zheng was distressed and had to do it: "Yan Wushuang has made a lot of money this time." "Tens of millions of gold and silver have been piled up into a mountain.

Yunqing said: "Qiu Qian sent us seven boats, and Guan Tai has not sent someone to count the things on them. But it's worth a lot of money. "Compared with tens of millions of gold and silver, the things on these seven ships are not enough to see. But no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat, and since it has been delivered, it must be accepted.

Du Zheng said: "This Qiu Ye is a talker, but things are not divided like this. "Twenty-four ships were intercepted, and they had to divide them into three, not seven ships. The problem is that the things on these seven ships don't know what they are. If it's all worthless stuff, you're going to lose money.

Yunqing felt that Du Zheng had lost his money: "Since people can generously send these seven ships, they will definitely not do anything." ”

Du Zheng listened and didn't speak again.

As he was talking, he heard Si Bonian's voice: "Lord, the princess has a letter delivered." ”

After reading the letter, Yun Qing fell into deep thought. After half a ring, he looked up and said to Du Zheng: "The princess said in the letter that she is going to send Han Jianming to Fujian as a lobbyist, hoping to say that Qiu Ye will return to us." "Sending troops is burning money, but this time sending troops to Jiangnan has already emptied their inner treasury. Although a large amount of booty was captured, the pacification and management after the war was also a huge expense. Therefore, if Fujian can be resolved peacefully without sending troops, it will be able to reduce a great burden.

In the letter, Yuxi also said that when he waited for Fujian, he would let Han Jianming be the governor of Jiangnan. Han Jianming's ability is recognized by Yunqing. So he didn't object to Yuxi's suggestion. It's just that before this matter is officially followed, it is not appropriate to say it.

Du Zheng was a little surprised, but quickly nodded and said: "It is naturally a good thing to be able to subdue Fujian without troops, I am afraid that Qiu Ye is unwilling." ”

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "Qiu Ye can agree to cooperate with us, which is actually a gesture of goodwill. "If Qiu Ye didn't have this thought, Qiu Qian wouldn't have been so happy to send the spoils of seven big ships at all.

Du Zheng saw that Yun Qing's face was a little solemn, and asked, "Since this is the case, what is the prince worried about?"

Yun Qing said: "Qiu Ye is obedient, we will definitely not be able to relieve him of his military power. I am afraid that in the future, he will still be the same as he is now, and he will not obey the dispatch. "If that's the case, it's a huge concern.

Du Zheng said: "What did the princess say?"

Yun Qing shook his head and said, "The princess didn't say this in the letter. However, Yun Qing was sure that what he was worried about, Yu Xi must have thought of it a long time ago.

Du Zheng thought for a while and said: "Lord Wang, if Qiu Ye dares to support his troops and not listen to the dispatch, he will send troops to attack when the time comes." After a pause, Du Zheng said: "If the matter of Fujian can be resolved peacefully, then after the matter of Jiangnan is settled, it will be much easier to attack Yungui and Liangguang." ”

Yunqing hummed and said, "I'll talk about it after the problem in Fujian is solved." "Now there are still one-third of the states and counties in Jiangnan that have confiscated their uniforms, and it may take until next year to attack Yungui and Liangguang.

The trophies of Jinling were transported into the city of pickaxe one by one, like a long dragon. The people of Ho City came to see the excitement when they heard the news. However, there was no chaos with the army to maintain order.

According to Yuxi's orders, the gold and silver were put into the official silver vault, and the antique calligraphy, painting, silk and other items were directly sent to the Pingxi Palace. There were too many things, and the whole palace was busy.

Brother Rui'er's triplets got the news, and immediately found Yuxi after returning from practicing martial arts: "Mother, I heard that the spoils of Jinling have arrived." Mother, where are our weapons?"

Yuxi asked, "What weapon?"

Brother Rui said happily: "Mother, you forgot, the weapon that my father found for us was sent back with this batch of loot." ”

Yuxi was so busy all day that his feet didn't touch the ground, and he really forgot about it: "There are too many things, and they also need time to tidy them up, and these things will be sent to the backyard tomorrow." Yuxi hopes that this time Yunqing will not give the triplets any more swords that are as sharp as clay. Triplets are not light or serious, and they are easy to hurt.

Brother Rui didn't want to wait until tomorrow, so he hurriedly said: "Mother, the things that my father gave us must have been marked, you let people ask." He was desperate to know what the weapon his father had given him was looking for.

Yuxi smiled and said, "Cheng, mother, let people ask." "Brother Rui is also an anxious child.