The second brother Gao and the others waited in a forest in the south of Fengqiu County for most of the day, and Gao Xinghao and the other two brothers came back with a car.

The drought in Zhongzhou, the price of grain soared, fifteen taels of silver, plus a few catties of salt, in exchange for a board car and four hundred catties of grain, according to the Ming Dynasty, the big eight taels of silver and one stone, it can be said that it is too expensive, but this is how to get two stones of grain.

Although there is not much food, everyone can't help but laugh when they see a cart of food.

Gao Yihuan looked at it, afraid that he wouldn't be able to eat for many days, but he still had three hundred taels of silver in his hand, plus more than fifty catties of salt, and he should be able to think of some ways after he went back.

Then he ordered the people to throw everything else on the cart, so that the grain and salt should be taken care of, and not scattered on the road, and then he drove the mule cart and cried out, "Go, let us go back to the camp!" ”

The brothers cheered, and even Gao Yicheng and a few others leaked a smile, and helped push the cart to the south.

went to Fengqiu, and when he came back, he drove the grain cart and the wounded, and when Gao Yihuan led a few people back to Kaifeng, it was already the afternoon of the fifth day, but it was finally time to return to the camp.

Gao Yihuan gained a lot this time, especially when he also arrested Fan Dongling, he didn't want to give credit to Liu Heizi, so he decided to see if he could meet the legendary Li Yan through his father.

After the group arrived outside the camp, Gao Yihuan waved his hand to stop everyone, and then ordered: "Zhao Daxian, if you are injured, take them back first and hide the silver and grain." As he spoke, he turned his head and pointed at Fan Dongling and said, "Xinghao, you and Zhao Zhuzi will come with me." ”

"Second brother, if Wang Jiaping's turtle grandson comes over, what should I do?" Zhao Daxian asked.

Gao Yihuan looked up at the sky and thought for a while, "You just said that I went to my father's place and will come back later, so I can't miss the time." ”

Zhao Daxian sat in the car, and drove the vehicle to his camp, the second brother Gao observed the camp in front for a while, and saw a camp with a blue flag in the middle, knowing that it was where the middle camp was, so he escorted Fan Dongling over.

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In the hall of the Daimyo's Mansion and the Mansion, Yang Wenyue, the Governor of Baoding, and Lu Yifang, the Governor of the Daimyo, sat in the hall.

"You mean, Jiannu made a detailed investigation of the news of Shandong, and wanted to enter the Kou Pass, but you noticed that something was wrong, so you killed all of them." Yang Wenyue asked with a frown.

In the eyes of the people and the green forest, the Tartar hero, entered the yamen of the official mansion, but he couldn't hide his nervousness no matter what, and soon leaked his original appearance under the eyes of the two big officials.

Gao Yiyan knelt on the ground, it was the first time he saw such a big official, his mouth was a little nervous, "Back ~ Back ~ My lord, these Tartars dressed as salt merchants, not only inquired about the news of Henan, but also inquired about the news of Shandong shipbuilding, saying that they were going to enter the customs this year and destroy all the ships." ”

As he spoke, he remembered the second brother's explanation, "My lord, the imperial court must guard the wall, and the Tartars must not be allowed to enter the customs and harm the people!" ”

Yang Wenyue lowered his head and pondered without speaking, and Lu Yifang on the side immediately asked, "This official asked you, did you find anything else?" ”

Gao Yiyan thought about it with a nervous face, and suddenly remembered something that the second brother had ordered before leaving, so he licked his lips, "Back ~ My lord, there is a businessman surnamed Fan in Shanxi Jiexiu, who got involved with these Tartars and helped them find out the news, and was killed by us together." Jiexiu Fan's family has a lot of money, and if the court is short of money, they can copy their house. ”

The second brother Gao estimated that he couldn't think of Fan Yongdou's money, but he couldn't cheapen this traitor, so before leaving, he instructed Gao Yiyi to see if he could trick Fan Yongdou, and by the way, help the Ming Dynasty find some silver to use as military funds.

"You don't have any evidence, the court talks about the law, how can you say that whoever you copy will copy?" Lu Yifang's face sank for a moment, and then he immediately looked at Yang Wenyue, "Yang Gong, how to deal with it?" ”

Yang Wenyue raised his head, looked at Gao Yiyan, and then spoke: "Since it is meritorious to kill slaves, this governor must be rewarded, so you can stay in this governor's army and be a small flag officer!" ”

Gao Yiyan heard this, but his heart was anxious, "Big~ Adult, there is still an old lady in the grass people's family, my lord should let the grass people return to their hometown~"

"Since you have the power to kill slaves, why don't you serve the court, you serve the army well, you are to repay your mother." Yang Wenyue couldn't help but say, his face leaked with unhappiness, and he waved his hand impatiently, "You go down, there's nothing for you here." ”

Gao Yiyan's face was confused for a while, this was different from what the second brother said, he didn't know what to do with it at all.

As soon as Yang Wenyue spoke, his own personal soldiers stepped forward and took out Gao Yiyi, who was blank in his mind.

He is a flat-headed commoner, and in front of the second-class officials of the imperial court, he has no chance to bargain at all.

Lu Yifang and other Gao Yiqi were taken out of the hall, and looked at Yang Wenyue with some puzzlement and said: "Yang Gong, Xia Guan looks at this person's temperament, he doesn't look like a hero, he himself admits that Jiannu Xizuo was not killed by him alone, he just came to report the news and send away a few dozen taels of silver, why do you have to keep him?" ”

Yang Wenyue touched his beard, "Whether he is a hero or not, the official doesn't care, as long as the people of the Daimyo Mansion think that he is a hero, and the army knows that there is such a good man who beheaded four Jiannu and served the imperial court, it's okay." ”

Lu Yifang is also a member of the four products, and he understands as soon as he hears it, now that the situation is erosive and the morale of the army is sluggish, Yang Wenyue wants to use such a person to slightly improve morale and set an example, so that the army knows that one person can kill four Tartars, and there is nothing to be afraid of Tartars.

At that moment, he no longer asked about a little person like Gao Yitong, he was silent for a while, and then asked: "Yang Gong, is what this person said credible?" ”

Yang Wenyue's face was melancholy, and he said slowly: "He is a grass man, he can know the court's shipbuilding proposals, and what else is there to introduce the Fan family, what he said should be the truth." However, at present, the imperial court is about to fight a decisive battle with the thieves, which may also be a diversion strategy for the thieves, intending to divide the imperial court to guard the wall and reduce their pressure. ”

Lu Yifang's expression changed, he didn't expect this, "What about this news?" ”

Yang Wenyue pondered for a while, "This person is from Henan, which makes this governor suspicious, but Li Chuang and his ilk are short-sighted and unscrupulous, and it is unlikely that they will come up with such a plan." With such an analysis, Jiannu may really have plans to enter the prison. ”

The Ming Dynasty just lost nearly 100,000 elite soldiers outside the pass, and the most capable Hong Chengchou and Zu Dashou were also captured and surrendered to the Qing Dynasty.

"Yang Gong, the affairs of Xinjiang are very bad, if Jiannu really has this intention, then we have to go to the court immediately, so that Guan Pass can prepare early!" Lu Yifang was a little anxious.

Yang Wenyue shook his head and laughed miserably: "Lufutai! Do you think that Jiannu wants to pass the pass, and the north can still be defended? Now, in addition to Shanhaiguan, the elite soldiers in several other passes have long been lost. ”

Lu Fangyi's body was shocked, but Yang Wenyue continued: "If this news reaches Beijing, it will not have any effect, and it will make Your Majesty step up urging me to exterminate the Liukou." Because only by exterminating the Liukou, the imperial court will have soldiers to guard against Jiannu, but now Zuo Liangyu is not moving, and Inspector Sun has just arrived in Shaanxi, if Your Majesty urges me, then the governor will have to go to death. ”

At present, the Ming Dynasty has so many elite soldiers, except for Wu Sangui, Tang Tong, and Jiang Xiang who barely maintain the defense line on the northern front, and the others are dealing with Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that Jiannu was going to enter the Kou, and he didn't have the troops to divide the troops to guard, so he could only urge the reinforcements to extinguish Li Zicheng as soon as possible, and then go to guard against Jiannu.

It's just that now to aid the Bianzhu army, it also takes time to prepare in order to form a cooperation, and if Li Zicheng is faced one by one, it can only be sent to death.

Yang Wenyue was afraid that Chongzhen would urge him, so he decided to hide this matter and not report it.

Lu Yifang was shocked, "Yang Gong, if you don't report this matter, it's like bullying the king!" If Jiannu really enters the Kou, when the time comes, it will be investigated, with His Majesty's temperament, Yang Gong is afraid that it will be~"

Yang Wenyue waved his hand to stop him from continuing, "Now the preparations for aiding the Bianzhu army are not sufficient, especially Inspector Sun, who has just arrived in Shaanxi, and the army needs time to prepare, and it must not be rushed." Only by exterminating the thieves and stabilizing Zhongzhou can our Ming Dynasty turn things around. If Jiannu really joins the Kou, then the responsibility will be borne by Yang! ”

"Yang Gong~" Lu Yifang looked sad, "Could it be that the Ming Dynasty has really reached such a point?" ”

Yang Wenyue heard the words and soothed: "At present, the strategy of the imperial court is to settle the liukou first, and as for the affairs outside the customs, it is not without a turnaround, this official heard from the Xie Pavilion Department that Chen Shangshu is making peace with the north, if it can be done, it may be able to delay for some time." ”

Saying that, he suddenly grabbed Lu Yifang and said solemnly: "This matter is out of my mouth and into your ears, you must not leak the news, let those people who advise the Taiwan know that Chen Shangshu will be in big trouble." ”

Lu Yifang nodded hurriedly, he also knew that this matter was nonsense.

At this time, the entire strategy of the Ming Dynasty was already clear, that is, to stabilize the serfs, first exterminate the Liukou, and then have troops to stabilize the border defense.

After the thieves are exterminated, the finances of the imperial court will improve, and they will be able to build ships in Shandong and contain the construction of slaves.

In this way, even if the slaves were built repeatedly, the Ming Dynasty could stick to the line of the Great Wall.

At that moment, the two of them were silent for a while, and after half a sound, Lu Yifang said again: "Yang Gong, since Jiannu sent Xizuo to spy on Shandong, it means that their sincerity in negotiating peace is insufficient, now that we know, should we do something?" ”

Yang Wenyue decided to conceal it and not report it, in order not to affect the current strategy of fighting outside and first securing the interior, for fear that the emperor would urge them to enter the army, ruin Li Zicheng's plan to encircle him, or divide his troops to guard the wall and affect the decisive battle in the Central Plains, so he decided to conceal it.

However, Yang Wenyue actually did not have any hope for peace talks, with Yuan Chonghuan's example in front, and Jiannu actually heard about Shandong shipbuilding, he knew that most of the negotiations could not be successful, and Jiannu was very likely to enter the Kou again.

It's just that the Ming Dynasty is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, if the army is divided, it is very likely that both sides will fail, he sighed, "I write two letters, you send someone to help me send it to Jinan, and Jingshi, let them be more or less prepared." ”

After speaking, Yang Wenyue said again: "There is one more thing, the grain and grass of the army must be prepared as soon as possible, the Jiannu will be enlisted, and the actions of the official will also be accelerated." Gaofutai in Kaifeng City has sent staff to urge me to relieve the siege, and I am going to go to Zuoying to persuade Zuo Liangyu to go north and put a little pressure on Liukou. ”

Gao Yihuan only thought about informing the Ming Dynasty and wanted the Ming Dynasty to be prepared, but he didn't expect that the Ming Dynasty also had the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty······