Chapter 17: The General Goes South
Han Wu rested for two hours and was about to leave, Yao Yanyu ordered someone to prepare dinner, leaving him to eat before leaving. Taking advantage of this vacancy, Yao Yanyu came to Yun Yao and discussed with her: "It's too wasteful for two thousand Jinlin guards to accompany the two of us in this ravine. At this time, they should be let out and do something serious. β
Yun Yao said: "I think so too, but I can't mess around without the charter." Why don't you send it to your eldest cousin to help? β
Yao Yanyu shook his head and said, "There is already chaos on his side, and no matter how much he sends someone over, he can't solve anything." Besides, Yong Yihou must have a way to dispatch troops, and these people under our command are not bad. According to what Hou Ye said in his letter, if someone is really secretly provoking and deliberately creating an incident, we must pull these people out of the common people. β
"How can they find out if they are mixed in with the chaos?" Yun Yao frowned and shook her head.
Yao Yanyu chuckled: "They can pretend to be chaotic people, can't Jin Linwei?" We sent people out to mingle with the rioters, and it was easy to find out the troublemakers. β
"Okay, as long as these people are found and killed, the people won't be in chaos." Yun Yao gritted her teeth and said.
"Don't kill. Killing is not a solution. Yao Yanyu shook her head, "We divided Jinlinwei into two parts, one part was sent out to pretend to be a rebel to find out, and the other part wanted to assist the government in a big way to stop the rioters. β
"You meanβarrest people?" Yun Yao couldn't understand what Yao Yanyu was planning.
"Yes, arrest someone." Yao Yanyu smiled indifferently and leaned close to Yun Yao's ear and whispered for a while.
Yun Yao's face suddenly showed a little surprise, and then she also smiled: "Okay, just do it." β
Yao Yanyu sneered softly: "He wants to take Huguang without bloodshed, I'm afraid it's wishful thinking." As long as we can hold out for ten days and a half months, I don't believe that the imperial court really has no way. β
"That's right! I'll arrange it. Yun Yao only felt that her heart was pounding and reaching her throat, she was so twenty years old, and it was the first time she was so excited. It felt as if the blood in her whole body was burning, and when she closed her eyes, there was a sound of fighting, and she was the general who galloped on horseback and led thousands of elite soldiers to fight.
In the bamboo forest next to the cemetery, the smoke curls up, and the fragrance of the bamboo rice blows out far away with the mountain breeze. β
In a deep mountain two or three hundred miles away, in a similar scene, a man in a white shirt stood with his hands in the wind in the mountains blowing the mountain wind, and sighed to an old man in Tsing Yi beside him: "It is really not a lonely wish to let Huguang fall into the misery of life!" β
The old man in Tsing Yi was in good spirits, and his small eyes were deep in the sockets and shining: "The lord is really a compassionate person. But you also need to know that those who achieve great things are not informal. coincided with the earthquake disaster in the north, and this is the opportunity given by God to the prince. In this way, it can be seen that the prince was born at the right time, and after he dominates the world in the future, he will reduce taxes and levies to benefit the people, which is the same. β
The young man in the white shirt was none other than the eldest prince Yun Jin. At the beginning, he wanted to divide the world with the Hu people and the Gaoli people because of the secret communication with the Gaoli people, but later the matter was revealed and the emperor was stripped of the title of county king and driven out of Yundu City to this lake, Chongqing, and the mountains at the junction of the three states, and he lived in seclusion and thought about it, and it has been two years.
In the past two years, Yun Jin has not thought about it, and of course it is impossible to be idle.
He used his identity to gradually establish his own connections, and even in this generation, he not only secretly subdued the Lu family, who dominated the world with printing and dyeing and silk weaving, but also infiltrated the grain merchants and salt merchants in Huguang. And relying on these people, they dig silver mines privately.
Of course, the things he did in front of him were hidden, and no one could find out. Later, the matter of private digging of silver mines was gradually known by local officials, and at first they could use silver to gag the mouths of those people, but after all, the paper could not contain the fire, and the news leaked out, alarming the ministers of the court. In the words of Mr. Dongling, the first strategist beside Yun Jin, if it hadn't happened to coincide with the earthquake and natural disaster, the emperor's holy decree to ask for sins would have arrived.
"Sir's right." Yun Jin exhaled softly, and a bit of gloom flashed on his face, "My father has always been ruthless, and my son is always dispensable in his eyes. β
"The lord was born in the heavenly family, and since he was a child, he has known the saying 'there is no father and son in the heavenly family'. Long live the plan of the long live lord. Now that the Feng family has also fallen, it seems that Long Live Lord is not at ease with anyone. "Mr. Tanglin has always called Yun Jin 'lord' because the title of the eldest prince has been stripped away, and now although he is a child of the royal family, he is also a degraded concubine.
"So what? Can he live forever and occupy the throne for the rest of his life? Yun Jin sneered, and a trace of ruthlessness flashed on her originally delicate face.
"The news from the capital said that the emperor's health was not as good as before. The king of Hengjun contracted a cold and couldn't afford to be sick during the disaster relief, and the king of Jingjun also lost the favor of the emperor, among the princes, if they enter the palace every day to ask An to see the emperor, there are only five masters, six masters and seven masters. The seventh master is young and not afraid. The sixth master's grandfather is just a speech official, with no real power, and there is no need to be afraid. Speaking of which, it is also God bless the lord. β
Yun Jin sneered: "I hope that fifth idiot is not too stupid." Moreover, it is not a long-term solution for us to incite the rebels to destroy the post station and secretly send people to shoot the carrier pigeon, and Han Entropy is not an idiot, he must have his own means to send the letter to the capital, and at this time, maybe Yundu City has already received the news. β
"It's okay, we're just taking advantage of the chaos anyway. What about the clouds? It will take more than 10 days to dispatch troops to come over at the earliest. Besides, it is the chaos caused by the price of grain, it can only be said that the officials in Huguang are incompetent, and it is also Gu Yuntong's crime to be blamed, what does it have to do with the lord? Mr. Guangling smiled, a pair of mouse eyes sparkling, extremely proud.
Yun Jin also smiled proudly: "What Mr. said is good." β
At this time, the Great Cloud Emperor did not know about the affairs here, after Han Entropy found that the post station and carrier pigeons were not available, he sent his own soldiers to cross the Han River by land and went straight to the Cloud Capital City overnight, after crossing the Han River, the situation of the riots was better, but there were still no horses available at the post station. The soldiers ran to Shanxi in one breath to find the post station, changed horses and continued to gallop north, ran and killed four horses in a row, and sent the news to Yundu City overnight.
When Zhen Guogong saw Han Genge's letter, he was furious, and it happened that Princess Ninghua was on the side, and after the couple discussed, they felt that this matter could no longer be hidden, and they should let the emperor know immediately.
The emperor has stopped the early dynasty because of his health, and only sees a few auxiliary ministers in the Zichen Hall every day. Yesterday, the emperor just presided over the palace test in person, and the spirit was obviously not very good after a tired day, when the prince of Zhenguo came, the emperor was leaning on the couch and listening to Yao Yuanzhi talk about the Qionglin banquet.
Wynne came in and replied that the prince of Zhenguo had something important to see His Majesty. The emperor raised his hand to stop Yao Yuanzhi's words, and sighed softly: "Yao Aiqing looks at the matter of the Qionglin Banquet, I am really exhausted." As for how to use these newly elected people this year, and how to use them, Yao Aiqing will draw up a list and show it to me. β
Yao Yuanzhi bowed down and agreed, and the emperor instructed Huaien: "Xuanguo Gong come in." β
After entering the palace, the emperor opened his eyes and sat up straight, and sighed: "Get up, you are also a person who has experienced strong winds and waves, what is it that makes your face so ugly?" β
"Back to the emperor, Huguang ...... It's messed up. Zhen Guogong said, holding Han Entropy's letter in both hands.
"What?" The emperor thought he had misheard.
"Hanyang Mansion, Anlu Mansion, Wuchang Mansion and other places have more than ten times the price of grain due to three changes in a day, grain merchants have closed their warehouses and waited for the price to rise, the people can not buy grain and cannot eat, there have been robbery incidents in several counties, and there are even more chaotic people in Qianzhou who set fire to the granary of the official government." Zhen Guogong said, and sent the letter again, "This is Su Zhi's letter, which was written five days ago. To this day, it is not known what Huguang is like. β
"Bastard!" The emperor's face turned pale, and he raised his hand to flip over the small table at hand: "What is Gu Yuntong doing to eat?!" He doesn't care if something happens to a third-grade master?! Why didn't you even see a piece of music when something so big happened? Are all the officials in Huguang dead? β
Zhenguo Gong had no choice but to destroy the post station south of Hanshui in Huguang by the rioters, the horses were killed, the guards of the post station were injured and fled, the normal north-south communication was temporarily interrupted, and there were masters who specially shot and killed carrier pigeons.
The emperor's face was pale, and he leaned on the dragon couch for a long time without speaking. Yao Yuanzhi heard all the words of Zhen Guogong while standing next to him, his shrewd head spun rapidly, and he quickly made a decision, and replied: "Your Majesty, there is a big mystery in this matter, my businessmen of the Great Cloud Dynasty have always been timid, if there is no one to support them from behind, they will never dare to openly oppose the government." β
"I know." The emperor's thin hands were clenched tightly into fists, and he said hatefully: "That rebel son will not give up until he dies of anger!" He's my debt collector! β
When it comes to the prince, Yao Yuanzhi naturally can't say much.
Zhen Guogong sighed and replied, "The eldest prince may have been bewitched by someone. In the opinion of the ministers, the emperor still asked the eldest prince to return to Beijing and questioned him in person, so as to avoid misunderstanding between father and son. β
"Hmph, what a misunderstanding! He obviously thought that I was dying too slowly! The emperor turned his eyes and looked at Huai En sharply: "What about Wei Zhang?!" β
"Back to the emperor, General Wei didn't enter the palace today."
"Send him to me!"
"Yes." After Wynne bowed down to receive the order, he hurriedly ran out, called for people to prepare his horses, and then hurried to the Auxiliary General's Mansion.
The Auxiliary General's Mansion is not far from the palace, and Wynne will go as quickly as he can, and he will come back quickly.
Wei Zhang was in the study at the time to discuss with several adults in the military department, and when he heard that the emperor was in a hurry, he left everyone aside and followed Huai En into the palace.
Seeing that Wei Zhang didn't talk nonsense, the emperor directly ordered: "Take your people to Huguang, if there are not enough people, I will return the soldiers and horses of Wu Shao'an in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Zhejiang to you." I just want you to escort Yun Jin back to the capital! β
"Yes, the ministers obey the holy commandment." Wei Zhang kowtows to the command.
Coming out of the Zichen Palace, Wei Zhangfang asked Zhenguo Gong: "What's wrong with the eldest prince?" β
Zhen Guogong showed Han Entropy's letter to Wei Zhang, and Wei Zhang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat after reading it: "Yan Yu is in Huzhou!" β
"Madame, together with the county lord, should be fine with two thousand Jinlin guards to protect her. The target of those rioters is the granary, and they should not be able to go to them. However, it's hard to say if it's a big deal this time. Zhen Guogong sighed worriedly, "Although you and Su Zhidu have made countless achievements, they have never dealt with the common people. The people of Huguang were instigated, after all, they were not barbarians in Fanbang, let alone the enemies of our Great Cloud Dynasty. When you go there, act wisely, and do not go in any way. β
Wei Zhang clasped his fists: "Grandpa Xie Guo taught." β
Yao Yuanzhi sighed and said, "Although the key to Huguang at this time is not food, food is the key to solving this matter. In this way, I will repair a letter to Jiang Ning, and ask your eldest brother to help you think of a way. β
Hearing this, Zhen Guogong hurriedly smiled and said, "Lord Yao is really insightful. To pacify those rebellious people, it really depends on food. Nowadays, Huguang's grain is in the hands of those black-hearted merchants, and the people have no food to make trouble. β
Wei Zhang also arched his hand and said, "Thank you, father-in-law, for being thoughtful." β
"I just want you to bring Yanyu back safely." After Yao Yuanzhi finished speaking, he sighed heavily, "Hey! β
"Father-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely bring her back safely." Wei Zhang hurriedly bowed and answered.
"Well, I can trust you." Yao Yuanzhi nodded.
After receiving the holy decree, Wei Zhang did not hesitate to summon all the active forces under his command, He Xi stayed behind, Tang Xiaoyi, Ge Hai, and Zhao Dafeng accompanied him, and there were a total of five hundred new and old Lieying Guards, two hundred of them left, and the rest went to Huguang with them.
Because this team is small, it is easy to move. Wei Zhang handed Yao Yuanzhi's handwritten letter to Tang Xiaoyi, and ordered him to go to Jiangning with the holy decree of transferring troops, Yao Yuanzhi said that there were still 200,000 stone of grain in the grain depot in his hometown, and asked Yao Yanen to take it all out and load it on the ship and send it to Huzhou. These 200,000 stone grain is the key, so Wei Zhang asked Tang Xiaoyi to transfer Wu Shao'an's sailors and grain to Huzhou together, while he himself took his fierce soldiers and fierce generals from Yundu to Hanyang Mansion by land, to be exact, Huzhou County, Hanyang Prefecture.
Once Wei Zhang left Beijing, his heart was full of Yao Yanyu. Of course, he also has the chaos in his heart, but his purpose is obvious, no matter what the chaos is, no matter what the prince is, these are just tasks for him, and the woman he has in his heart is his life. When he goes south this time, he must protect his life in his arms first.
Just when Wei Zhang was on a starry night, Yao Yanyu was fiddling with dozens of herbs between the green mountains and green waters, tasting, contrasting, recording, then decocting, refining, and recording again. The chaos outside seemed to have nothing to do with her, and she was completely immersed in her own kingdom of medicine.
The sound of horses' hooves disturbed the silence of the bamboo forest, and a dark back jumped off the horse, and its body was like a dragon.
"The county lord is back!" Xiang Zhi was picking herbs with a bamboo strip, and when he saw someone coming, he was busy saluting.
"Where's your wife?" Yun Yao threw the horsewhip in her hand to Xiang Zhi and hurriedly walked towards the only three-story bamboo building.
Xiang Xue hurriedly said: "It's at the back of the building." β
Yun Yao didn't answer, ran to the back of the bamboo building in one breath, and saw Yao Yanyu, who was concentrating on mixing the medicinal juice, ran over in three steps and two steps, and said happily: "According to you, the prisons in Huzhou are full of people!" The cells were like steamed buns, one by one, and the rioters were all sitting. β
"Is there anyone else making trouble?" Yao Yanyu took a note with writing and pasted it on the glass bottle, and asked casually.
Yun Yao sat down on the rattan chair next to her, poured herself a cup of tea, drank it in one gulp, shook her head and said, "Those people only dare to surround the merchant granary, and no one dares to do it." β
"What about your people? Are you locked up too? After Yao Yanyu classified the remaining bottles and cans, she also went to sit down on the rattan chair.
"Of course, I'm here according to your plan." Yun Yao poured tea for herself, and by the way, she gave Yao Yanyu a cup.
The rumor Yue took the tea and was not polite, and said while drinking: "Well, according to the information they provided, start arraignment, remove the people who have been fooled, scold them, whip them a few times, and let them go." β
"That's it?" Yun Yao was a little unwilling: "If you want me to say that you have to be locked up for ten days and a half months." β
"I have to take care of the food for ten days and a half months, how can the county government have so much food."
"That's right." Yun Yao sighed, "The little grain released from the warehouse in Huzhou County is not enough to stuff the gaps, even if the purchase is limited every day, it will last for another five days at most, and the warehouse will be completely empty." When the time comes, the common people will go crazy again. β
"No, as long as those who take the lead in making trouble and instigating the people are detained in prison, the people of Huzhou will not be able to mess up. Besides, no matter how chaotic it is, it is nothing more than arresting people again. Two thousand Jinlinwei are in such a place in Huzhou, I don't believe that there are still people who can't be caught. Yao Yanyu smiled lightly, squeezed the crystal clear glass in her hand, and added: "But then again, the key is to find out how those people contact their superiors." It shouldn't be that hard, right? β
"It's not difficult. Nightshade had already sent people to keep an eye on several placesβa teahouse, a brothel, and a breakfast stall. The owners of these three deals are their liaisons. All of them were dispatched by a man named 'Prince Chuan Fu'. And it is said that this son of Chuanfu will come to Huzhou in two days. Our people are all set up, and as long as he dares to come, we will greet him well. Yun Yao said, her right hand waved into a fist, "This county lord has been waiting for a long time!" β
"The county lord thinks that we can hold a few small shrimps from the chaos this time?"
"That's the number." Yun Yao stretched out three fingers.
"Three hundred?" Yao Yanyu asked in surprise.
Yun Yao sneered: "It's just more, not less." Yun Yao gritted her teeth and said: "Three hundred people were arrested, which is enough for them to panic." In the end, he Yun Jin didn't want to bear the name of rebellion. β
Yun Jin really didn't want to be saddled with the name of rebellion, in that case, even if he ascended the throne in the future, it would be a stain on him for life.
In this scheme, he originally planned to appear as a savior, but his perfect plan became passive because of the vision in Huzhou. All three hundred and forty-two of the real rebels hiding in the chaos were arrested and imprisoned, and a piece of the original perfect plan was missing.
And because the actions of Huzhou attracted the attention of the prefects of Hanyang and Anlu, they also followed suit and began to arrest the rioters on a large scale. It is not terrible for the government to arrest the people, Mr. Guangling has already calculated this point, and let the government and the people have a conflict, the more intense the better.
In this way, the whole Huguang is in chaos, they just take advantage of the chaos, and the ultimate goal is just to drive Gu Yuntong, the disobedient political envoy, and his subordinates out of Huguang, so that Yun Jin can completely control Huguang from an official to a bandit, and then rely on the danger of the Han River, and then seal the Qingjiang River, he can grow bigger on the spot in the land of Huguang, and slowly expand his strength.
A perfect plan was disrupted by Tang Ru Town, and the eldest prince was annoyed.
"This damn Karayucho! Lone must make him look good! Yun Jin clenched his fists and giggled, eager to strangle Tang Ru to death with his own hands.
Mr. Guangling blinked a pair of mouse eyes and said slowly: "Don't be angry, in my opinion, this matter is not that Tang Ru Town is uncooperative. There are other people who mess with our plans. β
"You mean-Yun Yao and that female medical officer?" Yun Jin smiled disdainfully, "It's just two women, what kind of storm can they set off?" β
"The two female streamers are not terrible, but the power of the two thousand Jinlin Guards should not be underestimated! It only took four days for Tang Ru Town to arrest all the rebels everywhere, on what basis? Also, I heard that the Huzhou prison has begun to release rioters. But none of our people have been released, and the lord thinks, even if Tang Ru Town has great ability, he can't find the chess pieces we buried inside. β
"Jin Linwei! That's what they eat! Yun Jin slammed his fist on the stone table in his hand. The six-inch-thick stone table top was smashed by him, and a set of blue and white tea sets from the official kiln on it were shaken after the rain.
"What the lord said is not bad!" Mr. Guangling nodded, Yun Jin had an absolute say in the strength of Jin Linwei.
"Shall we leave it at that? Lonely is not reconciled! β
"Forget it?" Mr. Guangling chuckled: "How could the lord think so? In my opinion, this game has just begun. β
Yun Jin immediately turned his head and asked earnestly, "Oh? What is your opinion? β
Mr. Guangling smiled mysteriously and said, "Have you forgotten that there is a saying that the thief captures the king first. β
"You mean...... We captured Yun Yao and the female medical officer surnamed Yao? β
"Why not? As long as we catch the two of them, the two thousand Jinlin guards will be a capital offense. In order to survive, they can only be at our disposal. In this way, the lord is like a tiger with wings. Just ask the whole Huguang, who would dare to go against the lord? β
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