A group of more than ten horses galloped on the grassland, heading towards the direction of Daming in the south. There were only seven people on www.biquge.info horses, and two of them were tied to the horses with ropes, so that they could not fully exert the speed of the horses under their crotches, and thus broke away from the group.

This group of people who still kept hurrying even on snowy days was naturally beating Yang Zhen and the brothers who had stolen out of the Chahar Department, as well as the two captives who were very useful to them, with big brains and Jiang Hao.

They had been trekking on the grassland for a long time, and the food and drinking water they had brought with them were about to run out, but until this moment, they still had no feeling of being able to leave the grassland and return to Shanxi, which made several of them feel a little uneasy.

Taking advantage of the moment of changing horses to rest, Xia Kai approached Yang Zhen and asked in a low voice, "My lord, are we going in the wrong direction?" Otherwise, why is it that after so long, it is still wandering on the grassland? ”

Yang Zhen actually didn't know the bottom in his heart. Although there is experience after hundreds of years, it is indeed easy to get lost in today's environment where there are no advanced instruments and no sunset. But in order to appease the people below, he still shook his head categorically: "Impossible, let's go all the way to the south and haven't changed direction, we won't go wrong." Presumably because we went too deep into the hinterland of the grassland, we have not returned to the territory of Daming to this day. But according to my calculations, it will be three or two days away, and it will be time to get to the place. ”

Xia Kai heard him say this, although he was still a little worried in his heart, he still agreed to understand, and then took out a cake that was as hard as a stone and gnawed it.

Yang Zhen smiled faintly, then took his own food, and took a little bit of it to Jiang Hao's mouth beside him: "Come, you can eat some too, you have to continue to hurry later, you have to hold on to it." ”

Jiang Hao's originally pale face has now turned black and yellow, which is caused by fear and the wind and rain in the past few days. Although it was only a hard and black cake that he handed over, he couldn't even look at this kind of thing before, but now that he was already beating a drum in his belly, he still quickly held it with both hands and stuffed it directly into his mouth.

Seeing him eating so embarrassedly, Yang Zhen grinned unconsciously: "You know that this taste is uncomfortable, right?" None of us had to suffer this sin, but because of your poisonous scheme, you have harmed me, and you have harmed you. This should be called self-inflicted, right? At this time, after this period of getting along and interrogating, Yang Zhen had already asked everything before, including the cause and effect of the siege of Bai Mountain, which had already been mastered by him. That's why I say this.

Jiang Hao smiled bitterly, although the cake was hard and dry, he still tried to swallow the slightly softer cake, and then said: "Although I know about it, it has nothing to do with me, how can I say that I did it myself?" ”

Yang Zhen didn't want to argue with him about this, so he just laughed, and then ate the cake as well. But Jiang Hao, who was provoked, didn't mean to do so, and after chewing the cake in his hand, he said again: "How did you think about it?" You'd better let me go, or I'll only get you into more trouble. You are seen as a court minister, but in fact, in the Shanxi territory, your identity is not of much use at all. If you let them know that you have their evidence, I'm afraid that you will be dead ends even if you go back. ”

Yang Zhen glanced at him with a smile: "Why, you still don't give up now, do you want to convince me?" ”

"I'm doing this for your own good. You haven't dealt with our families, so you don't know how powerful the major families really are. Let me tell you this, once our Li family, as well as Liu, Zhong and other families want to do something with iron heart, even Zhang Taiyue, the head of the dynasty, will be difficult to stop. And although you have some evidence against us, I believe that you still cannot threaten the survival of several families. And it's going to make them cruel to you, so why bother? Jiang Hao said, looking at Yang Zhen with some sincerity.

Yang Zhen also fell into deep thought. In fact, he has also considered a lot along the way, although what Jiang Hao said may not be credible, but he also has his truth. Several families that have been entrenched in Shanxi for thousands of years are indeed unlikely to be completely destroyed because of this incident, otherwise they would not have survived for so many years. And once they can't kill them, their counterattack is bound to be extremely fierce, can they really resist it with their own identity when the time comes?

Another point, the current Yang Zhen is not like a single person like in the past, he can be barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, and he will fight to the death with these families, and both will lose. He also has his own relatives, and he doesn't want Zhang Jingyun, Luo Yueying, and his brother Yang Chen to be implicated by him. He might be able to escape on his own, but the three might not have the ability.

Seeing Yang Zhen's somewhat thoughtful appearance, Jiang Hao felt that he had an opportunity, so he continued to encourage his three-inch incorruptible tongue, and persuaded him like he had ever done business with others before: "As long as Yang Qianhu is willing to let me go, I promise that I will not tell them about you." At that time, you can go back to the capital to be your Jinyi Wei Qianhu, as if nothing had happened. ”

"Just as if nothing happened?" Yang Zhen repeated his words, and then turned pale: "Can those soldiers and their families who were killed by the Tartars because of you have nothing happened?" ”

"This ......" was asked by him, and Jiang Hao suddenly didn't know how to answer. In fact, in the eyes of people like him, the life and death of those soldiers are nothing at all. But he could see that Yang Zhen attached great importance to this matter, so in order not to stimulate the other party, he could only remain silent.

"You know what? The moment I escaped from under the Tartar sword, I swore to myself that as long as I didn't die, I would pay back to those murderers. Now, one of the murderers has fallen into my hands," Yang Zhen said, glancing at the walking corpse--he had long since lost his previous appearance and looked lifeless because of the defeat of the Chahar tribe--and then said in a calm tone: "And you families are the real culprits, do you think I will let them go?" ”

Frightened by his eyes and tone, Jiang Hao couldn't help but shudder, but he still reluctantly said: "But you should also know that the person you want to take revenge on is too powerful, and you may not be able to succeed." Why are you so dead-eyed? ”

"It's my own choice, it's none of your business." After Yang Zhen said this, the trace of hesitation that arose just now was gone: "And don't look at the huge power of your Li family, it doesn't seem that people like me can easily provoke, but let me tell you, one day, I will let them know that I, Yang Zhen, am not as easy to deal with as they see." After saying this, which was similar to a declaration of war, Yang Zhen swallowed the last bit of bread in his hand, and then said loudly: "Get on the horse and continue to hurry." The weather is getting worse and worse, and we have to hurry back to the Daming realm. ”

Everyone around them actually listened to their conversation. Before, when Jiang Hao said those threatening words, everyone was a little moved by him, after all, they also have family and friends, although I don't know how terrible the Li family is, but from the fact that they can communicate with foreign clans and are so familiar with officialdom, it can be seen that they have hands and eyes to the sky, if they are really enemies, it is indeed very unwise. But after Yang Zhen's rebuttal, they felt that what he said was right, so many brothers couldn't die in vain, they died in battle to cover themselves, how could they not want to seek justice for them?

So when they heard Yang Zhen's greeting, several people immediately agreed loudly, and then jumped on the horse neatly, but they couldn't see the slightest feeling of exhaustion.

When Yang Zhen saw their appearance, a smile appeared on his face, and at the same time, a thought turned in his heart: "It's really time for me to change the established policy." ”

Don't look at Yang Zhen's absolute return to the absolute square, he seems to be very simple, in fact, he also has his own calculations in his heart. It's really not feasible to confront several major families and Liu Yingji and others directly, which will only lead to a complete Jedi.

At this time, he couldn't help but think of a conversation with Luo Yueying before going to Beijing from Hangzhou. At that time, he had assured her that he would never be a so-called loyal minister like Yu Qian who was only interested in planning for the country and the society without worrying about his own safety.

In this matter, it is important to dig out these silverfish for the imperial court, but it is equally important to ensure your own safety and interests. At least for now, I can't do both, so I should think about how to give these guys a big enough blow to these guys to vent their evil anger for their dead brothers in addition to ensuring their own safety.

He will never put this Jiang Hao, this is a hole card that can put those families in the Jedi. As for this big brain......

During the next journey south, Yang Zhen had countless thoughts in his heart, thinking about how he would act after returning to Datong. Did they show up in public, or did they hide in the shadows, or did they directly bring people back to Beijing and deal with them through the imperial court?

The crowd did not lose their way, and after several days of trekking, they finally walked out of the vast Mongolian steppe and saw the familiar Ming Dynasty fortress. At this time, Yang Zhen had already made a decision in his heart. He felt that this might be the best way for him and the best way to make those families pay enough price.

After being sure that everyone was safe, Yang Zhen stopped his horse and said to Hu Ge and Xiang Ying: "You two take Jiang Hao back to the capital, find a hidden place to hide first, until I come back safely." If I fail to return to Beijing, you will send him to Zhang Juzheng's house and tell him everything. Although he was bent on dealing with Zhang Juzheng, if there was anyone in the court who he felt could deal with the wealthy families here in Shanxi, it was only Zhang Juzheng.

"Your Excellency...... What are you? Hu Ge was shocked when he heard this, and even Xiang Ying, who had always been indifferent, also looked nervous. Although he didn't finish his words, the meaning was obvious, didn't Yang Zhen want to protect him before he sent him back to Beijing?

Yang Zhen didn't explain his intentions to them in detail at this time, but just said: "Your trip is related to my life and death, so you must take things half-properly." This is my military order, do you understand? ”

Seeing that he said so, the two didn't dare to have any more objections. Immediately, the seven people were divided into two groups, four entered Datong, and three went east......