Chapter Seventy-Nine: Captured

After distributing the letter of persuasion, for two days, there was still no movement in Xuanfu Town.

Fang Yuan secretly thought, could it be that the officers and soldiers of Xuanfu Town were really monolithic, and the letter of persuasion could not be separated, which made them infighting?

On the night of the third day, Fang Yuan was resting, Qin Zhan hurriedly came to report that the gate of Xuanfu Town was opened, and a Xuanfu Town Counselor General secretly came to surrender, claiming that he had discussed with the staff general on duty, and was willing to lead the army into the military town and directly arrest the chief soldier Wang Chengyin.

Fang Yuan strictly tortured this staff member for nearly two quarters of an hour, with his eyes, he really couldn't see that this staff general had the slightest sign of deception, a big soldier in the military camp wanted to hide from Fang Yuan's eyes, this possibility was almost willing.

Fang originally wanted to summon Zhou Yuji and lead the army into the city, but thinking that such a toss would make a lot of noise, and he would have to delay for a few hours, I was afraid that he would miss the opportunity, and the so-called opportunity should not be lost and never come again, "Since Cao Cao fought Guandu, I dare to believe in Xu Yu's strategy, and immediately go to attack the Wuchao granary, I'm afraid of a bird!" Could it be that Wang Chengyin still dared to use a trick to lure me into the city and detain me? ”

Fang Yuan ordered Qin Zhan to order a hundred brocade guards to prepare to enter Xuanfu Town with the generals who came to surrender to arrest people.

Qin Zhan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Boss, if you are not afraid of 10,000, you are afraid of what happens, or I will go, and you will stay in the rear." If my Qin Zhan is gone, it will be like a dead ant, if the boss is gone, the army's morale will be in chaos. ”

Fang Yuan looked at him gratefully with sincere eyes, remembering that the tone that taught him that day was really heavy, and said guiltily, "Fourth, I shouldn't have scolded you in front of the third child and Sister Su that day, I will apologize to you." ”

Qin Zhan smiled happily and said, "You are the boss, just scold if you scold!" I should be in front of the arrow block, not to mention, I still go to make meritorious service and make money. ”

Fang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good brother, I'm waiting for your good news. ”

Qin Zhan didn't bother with him, took a hundred brocade guards, and disappeared into the night with the generals who came to surrender.

Fang Yuan looked at his back, with tears of emotion in his eyes, this Qin Zhan, although he was a little greedy and lustful, but after all, he was still a reliable and even more born and dead brother, in the future, he should turn a blind eye to his little things!

Fang Yuan was worried that this general was Wang Chengyin's spy who came to deceive him, and since Qin Zhan went, he couldn't sleep anymore, just fidgeting in the military tent and waiting for news.

His palms were already covered with cold sweat, Qin Zhan was the first brother he had crossed over to befriend, if he folded in Xuanfu Town like this, he would go crazy with remorse.

By noon, there was no news from Xuanfu Town.

Fang Yuan's remorse had reached its peak, and he couldn't sit still in the military tent anymore, so he got up and went to Sun Chuanting and Zhou Yuji to discuss countermeasures.

When the two of them heard that Qin Zhan had ventured into Xuanfu Town, they also frowned slightly, this risk was too big, and only geniuses knew whether it was success or failure.

Fang Yuan had been standing at the door of the military tent, observing the movement of the city gate with a telescope, and spent two difficult hours, and when it was time for Shen, the city gate of Xuanfu Town finally opened.

It was Qin Zhan who rode out first, and with Qin Zhan's horse, there were rows of brocade guards in tiger stripe brocade clothes escorting Wang Chengyin, Fan Yongdou's son Fan Sanba, and a group of Fan family members out of the city gate, and with everyone out of the city gate were the deputy generals, staff generals and other high-level officers of Xuanfu Town.

Everyone entered Fang Yuan's military tent and put Wang Chengyin, who was tied up with five flowers, in the Chinese military tent.

Fang Yuan, Sun Chuanting, and Zhou Yuji sat in the military tent, and the other Xuanfu Town, an adjutant general, Li Qi, two staff generals, Tang Yun and Tang Xian, and four guerrilla generals all knelt on the ground with military salutes, waiting for Fang Yuan and others to deal with them.

Since Xuanfu Town has handed over Wang Chengyin, as well as the people of the Jin Shang Fan family, Fang Yuan directly pardoned the crimes of the deputy general Li Qi and others, and comforted the generals, repeatedly stating that only the first offender was taken this time, and the rest were not guilty, and ordered Zhou Yuji to go to Xuanfu Town with Li Qi to temporarily take over the military affairs of Xuanfu, and wait for Chongzhen's dispatch afterwards.

After Zhou Yuji and the others went, Fang Yuan looked directly at Wang Chengyin, who was shrunk to the ground, and his eyes swept over Fan Sanba and other Fan family members with a dead face, but there was no trace of the culprit Fan Yongdou in the crowd.

Fang Yuan asked, "What about Fan Yongdou?" ”

Qin Zhan hurriedly said, "Fan Yongdou secretly left Xuanfu Town two days ago, after we distributed the letter of persuasion, preparing to cross the Great Wall Pass with the silver and go out of the northern Xinjiang to join the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

He pointed to the tied up Fan Sanba and said, "I only found the other members of the Fan family, including his son Fan Sanba, and Fan Sanba's newborn daughter." ”

"Fan Yongdou, this old fox! Seeing that the general trend had gone, he took the lead in fleeing for his life. ”

Fang Yuan slapped the table heavily, grabbed Wang Chengyin's collar, and said sharply, "Wang Chengyin, you dare to let go of Fan Yongdou?!" ”

Wang Chengyin was like a defeated rooster at this time, and said with a wry smile, "Fang Jianjun, if I let people go, why didn't his son Fan Sanba leave and stay to be arrested by you?" Fan Yongdou secretly hid from me and bought off a guerrilla general in Xuanfu Town, who was originally a Manchu internal response, and fled with the money, not even knowing about his son. ”

Fang Yuan looked at Fan Sanba, whose face was as dead as death, trembling, and said in a deep voice, "Your father abandoned all the Fan family? ”

Fan Sanba's image of the high-flying and domineering son and brother on weekdays disappeared, and he was so frightened that the three souls disappeared from the seven spirits, and he said hesitantly, "I don't know either!" My father said he was going to take me away, why did he sneak away alone?! ”

Only then did Fang Yuan believe that this Fan Yongdou was indeed a ruthless character, the so-called tiger poison does not eat children, this beast even betrayed his own son, and became a shield for him to escape for his life, it was really unconscionable.

He secretly wondered if Fan Yongdou had escaped for two days, could he still chase him back? The group was carrying at least a few million taels of silver, and they should not be able to escape far.

Fang Yuan hurriedly explained to Qin Zhan, and ordered him to send a brocade guard to Zhangjiakou Gong City, and informed Jing Jie and Chigutai to lead the musketeers to pursue Fan Yongdou, and there was no need to go to Xuanfu Town, but directly out of the Great Wall Pass, go deep into the Mongolian steppe, and intercept Fan Yongdou and his party.

Even if Fan Yongdou can't be caught, the millions of taels of silver must be recovered, this silver is unplanned, and it doesn't have to be handed over to Chongzhen, and all the money goes into Fang Yuan's pocket.

Qin Zhan asked hesitantly, "Boss, what if Chigutai robbed the silver and didn't return it?" ”

His worries were by no means untargeted, this was also what Fang Yuan was worried about, after all, Chigutai was once a Mongolian mercenary, and he was the master of doing things with money, and with millions of taels of silver in front of him, Fang Yuan was also very unsure.

Fang Yuan thought for a while and said, "If you secretly inform Jing Jie, he will also go to pursue together, bringing two hundred Mongolian cavalry and two hundred Han cavalry to contain each other." ”

Qin Zhan immediately sent two Jinyi guards to Zhangjiakou Gong City to inform Chigutai and his party, preparing to go deep into the grassland to pursue Fan Yongdou.

Fang Yuan grabbed Fan Sanba again and asked, "What about the other properties of the Fan family?" ”

Fan Sanba said dejectedly, "The Fan family's silver, my father lent Huang Taiji 6 million taels, which was already used for the military expenses of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. ”

"Six million taels of silver, at least more than ten years of taxes in the Manchu Dynasty, Fan Yongdou, this old miscellaneous that should be cut with a thousand knives!"

Fang Yuan gritted his teeth and scolded, and asked sharply, "What about the Fan family's account books?" ”

This account book is ironclad evidence of Fan's private affair with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and there is also evidence of private bribery of Wang Chengyin, which must be found out and handed over to the imperial court for public trial of Wang Chengyin.

Fan Sanba looked at Fang Yuan with a dull expression and said, "Can I save my life if I hand it over?" ”

At this time, where was there room for Fan Sanba to bargain, Fang Yuan said in a deep voice, "Fourth, you send another team of Jinyi guards to escort Fan Yongdou's family members to Zhangjiakou Gong City, imitate the other seven Jin merchants, and execute them in public to set an example." ”

Qin Zhanlang responded, and Fan Sanba was so frightened that he fell to his knees and kowtowed.

Fang Yuan picked up a baby from the hands of a young woman who was bound, squatted down, and whispered, "Fan Sanba, the people of the Fan family must die!" This is your newborn daughter! I'll only give you a chance, hand over the ledger, and I'll spare her life, otherwise ......"

Fan Sanba knew that he was going to die, Fang Yuan was holding his only daughter in his hand, if the account book could really exchange his daughter's life, then he would not hesitate to take it out.

He looked at Fang Yuan suspiciously and said, "Fang Yuan, can you really keep your promise?" ”

Fang Yuan sneered and said, "Fan Sanba, apart from believing in me, do you still have a choice?" ”

Fan Sanba clenched his teeth, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll pay!" There are two copies of the ledger, the original has been burned by his father, and the copy is in the Fan family's ancestral house in the countryside. ”

Fang Yuan stood up and summoned Qin Zhan, and ordered him to escort the Fan family, including Fan Sanba, to Zhangjiakou Gong City, find out the account books of the Fan family, and execute the Fan family in public.

The only infant daughter left by Fan Sanba, Fang Yuan was temporarily handed over to Su Hongyu to raise.

Sun Chuanting and his entourage consumed a large amount of grain and grass every day, not to mention that Chongzhen was still waiting for the return of this elite division, so he first took the grain and grass to the east, passed through Juyong Pass, and returned to the capital in Ulzhou.

Fang Yuan and Zhou Yuji stayed in Xuanfu Town to deal with the aftermath, and by the way, they waited for the news that Jing Jie and Chigutai were chasing Fan Yongdou.