Chapter 43 Xuzhou (I)

With Yue Kuocha'er, the current imperial lieutenant, and a group of senior generals of the forbidden army as internal responses, of course, the Dadu intelligence station no longer needs to let Boyan continue to stay and take risks. That night, Chef Lo Boon worked out an emergency evacuation plan for this person. Early the next morning, after receiving the dispatch order from his immediate boss, he easily sent the man out of the city.

"Yue Kuo Cha'er is suspicious and fickle, and his promise may not be true!" Although he knew that his reminder was purely superfluous, before parting, Boyan still cautiously rambled.

"What will change depends on how well our Huai'an Army fought in the first few battles. As for the rest, it's actually all minutiae! Chef Lowen smiled kindly and whispered in response. But you, have you thought about what to do after going to Yangzhou? The price of rice over there is not inferior to most of them! ”

Since the other party did not sacrifice, it is naturally impossible for his family to enjoy the preferential treatment of the bereaved family of the martyr all the time. And Boyan himself made it clear at the beginning that he only wanted to be a flat-headed ordinary man in the future, rather than continuing to be a detailed work or officer of the Huai'an Army. So Chef Lu Wen is a little worried, this guy who has been riding on horseback and wielding a knife for more than ten years, will not sit on the mountain in the future!

"Over the years, I have saved some family funds, and the rewards from the chief manager have not had time to spend them!" Boyan smiled and shook his head hesitantly. "So for a while, I won't let my family starve and freeze. As for the rest, let's take it one step at a time! It's a big deal that I'm going to open a school in the future that teaches people how to ride horses. Maybe there will be a lot of people who want to learn! ”

"That's right. In the past two years, we in Huaiyang have bought horses from Liaodong. It's just that the weather is too humid, and the average person can't raise it well! Chef Lu Wen's eyes lit up, and he smiled and nodded. But I will soon hit the north, and I will not worry about raising horses in the future! ”

"Then I'll open my own horse farm, or be a veterinarian!" Boyan looked around with a smile, and there was a bit of expectation in his eyes.

He defected to Huaiyang in order to avenge Toto, and when the Huai'an army conquered the capital, his revenge would be over. The rest of the days were debt-free and light. And continuing to serve the Great Governor's Mansion and helping the Huai'an army deal with other Mongols was not what he wanted. Therefore, it has become the best choice to buy a ranch and raise cattle and sheep with the savings of these years. One is for himself and his family to make a living, and second, when I think of the ending of the Great Yuan Dynasty, I won't be too sad.

"Then I can partner with you, buy beef and mutton from you, and continue to open my restaurant!" Chef Lu Wen also looked around and said expectantly. "If it weren't for your father-in-law blowing up the Yellow River back then, maybe I would still be opening a restaurant now. Alas, forget it, let's not talk about this, it's all over. By the way, have you recently met the two brothers, Harazhang and Sambonu? Didn't try to persuade them? The Great Yuan Dynasty is already on the verge of death, and there is really no need for the two brothers to wade into this round of troubled water! ”

"I am the adopted son of my father-in-law, and I have no affection for them two brothers!" Boyan shook his head, and the expression on his face became a little gloomy again.

There are more than two dozen adopted sons like him. Not everyone remembers who was victimized by Tokhtar as much as he did, and not everyone was like him, who was once despised by Tokhtar. As for the relationship between an adopted son and a biological son, it is even more impossible for each other to be true brothers. It's not just about character, conduct, talent, and insight. It also involves the understanding of each other's family affection, identity, and many other miscellaneous things.

"Okay, anyway, everyone has their own ambitions, and you have fulfilled your responsibilities!" Feeling the bitterness in Yan's eyes, Chef Lu Wen smiled and comforted. "Let's go, lest you have too many dreams at night. When you get there, remember to buy yourself a place to settle down, although our Huaiyang is not as expensive as the capital here, but the price of the house in the city is also very expensive! In addition, if you don't want to continue with the MI business, you can take a few months off first. But in any case, we must not rush back before the year. The position bonus is not given until the end of the year, and you can't get it without the position. Also, even if it is two years after the New Year, if you quit again, the retirement subsidy may be more! ”

The two have lived and died together for so long, and they already have a deep brotherly relationship with each other. Therefore, without violating the rules of the Grand Governor's Office and the Military Intelligence Department, Lu Wen tried his best to let Boyan live a better life in the future. And Boyan is also a man who values love and righteousness, listening to the other party thinking about himself everywhere like a brother, and his eyes began to redden. Arching his hand, he said in a hoarse voice: "Remember! Brother, don't worry, I will definitely live a nourishing life. Then wait for you to come back and drink together! At that time, our brothers must not get drunk and do not return! ”

"Brother, if you don't get drunk, you won't return!" Chef Lu Wen smiled and reached out and volleyed him into the air.

The two sides laughed at each other on their horses, and then each pulled the reins of their horses and went north and south. From then on, never look back. Although I know that sitting together and drinking again, I am afraid it will be at least two or three years later. Perhaps, this parting will never be seen again.

With gratitude to his friends and a desire for a new life, Boyan hurried through the starry night, and five days later, he had arrived at Dongguang on Hejian Road. According to Chef Lu Wen's arrangement, he found a quiet inn in the city and changed his clothes, and changed from a Dayuan officer who was ordered to go on patrol to a merchant who went south to sell goods. Immediately, he set up a line with the boat gang children who came to greet him at the dock, and the other party provided new mounts and salutes, mixed with another group of traders who were going to Huaiyang around the New Year, and quietly disappeared without a trace.

Although it was late winter, the canal was completely unshipped. But there is still an endless stream of traders coming and going from the south to the north. Many people believe that next year, when the ice and snow are exhausted, the Huai'an army will definitely go north along the canal. At that time, the trade routes will be cut off, and the price of goods from the south will skyrocket in the north. Therefore, being able to hoard a batch before is equivalent to hoarding a batch of real money. No matter how the war develops, it will certainly not be compromised in the end.

Of course, almost more than ninety percent of the traders think that it is only a matter of time before the Huai'an army hits the capital. First, the achievements of the Huai'an Army in the past five years are obvious to all, and second, only when the Huai'an Army wins, can they continue to do business and make a fortune. And once the Mengyuan court wins, everyone will return to the precarious state of life and property in the past! Those kind of days, except for some cheap rotten people, fools are willing to endure it!

After listening to everyone's discussions, Boyan felt more and more that he had made a wise choice. As the saying goes, those who win the hearts of the people win the world, and the backs of the people have never been reflected in the mouths of those literati. And those who serve as soldiers, those who farm the land, those who strike iron, and those who do business, although they do not know how to reverse black and white, must count on them when a country fights wars, collects grain and pays taxes. If even most of them think that the Huai'an army is invincible. Even if you read a book and blow the cowhide into the sky, sooner or later you will be beaten back to the prototype.

The closer he got to the Yellow River, the clearer this feeling became in his heart. Especially in Jeju, Tengzhou, and Peixian, which are only two or three hundred miles away from Xuzhou, everything is a clear proof. The common people are full of praise when they can mention the Huaiyang Governor's Mansion and the Huai'an Army. sneered at the Mengyuan official mansion above his head. And the local officials and the servants also pretended to be deaf and dumb at the "betrayal" right under their noses.

No one wants to take the initiative to make trouble for themselves in the last month or two. If they hadn't taken the initiative to harm the people, if the Huai'an army had no time to escape when they reached the doorstep, the officials would still have a way to live. And continue to harm the people in such a close place to Xuzhou, which has been recorded by Zhu Tuhu's meticulous work, and when the country changes hands in the future, some people will have to follow in the footsteps of Zhang Mingjian.

Not only did the local officials begin to slack off in their work, but the imperial army from Jeju to Pae-gun was also unable to raise their spirits. Originally, the two most powerful troops in the vicinity, the "volunteers" controlled by Chakhan Timur and Li Siqi, were all transferred to the north by Tuhuan Timur and his son to kill each other, and the rest of this was enough to make their corpses strewn all over the wilderness. Therefore, those generals who led the troops to stay behind did not think about what to hold on to and wait for reinforcements and clear the wall. If you can cope with it, you can deal with it for one more day, and when the beacon fire ignites on the north bank of the Yellow River, you will quickly open the door and surrender. Anyway, Zhu Fozi never killed prisoners for no reason, everyone paid money to redeem themselves, and those who had no money served a few months of hard labor, and since then he has completely washed away his lifelong sin, and he no longer has to worry about losing his heart every day.

After crossing the Yellow River, people's spirits and spirits instantly changed into a completely different appearance. One by one, the soldiers walked in key positions such as docks and city gates, and they were full of energy. The people in the market are busy with everything else, rushing to make their small family look new when the New Year is approaching. Even the most hateful officials in the north, in the Xuzhou area, are full of smiles at the surrounding market and grass people. The opening and closing of his mouth was full of "You are old, troublesome, thank you" and the like, as if he was facing the elders of his clan.

"Although the policy of governing the country practiced by this Zhu butcher is contrary to tradition everywhere, it seems to have a good effect." Boyan, who was waiting in line for immigration inspection, nodded lightly while looking around. He has only been an ordinary citizen for the rest of his life, so he pays special attention to the style of the market and the governance of local officials. As a result, the more I pay attention, the more I feel that this is where I should live. The sound of laughter wafted in my ears, and even the air I breathed was full of the smell of relaxation and peace.

"It's your turn, dude. Please tell me about the profession you are engaged in, the purpose of coming to Huaiyang, and by the way, turn your right palm and put it here to light it up! Just as I was looking at it with a pleasant heart, the voice of the official on duty suddenly came to my ears. Immediately after, a very young face appeared in front of him.

"Down, I, a certain family" Boyan's heart trembled suddenly, and suddenly, he found that he didn't know how to introduce himself at all. Whether it is buying a ranch to raise horses, opening a school to teach people to ride and shoot, these are all his ideas for the future. Before that, the only profession he had ever done was to pick up a knife and kill people.

Fortunately, Chef Lu Wen had already prepared for him in advance. So after just a few short breaths, Boyan quickly took out a bag from his waist. Before the soldiers surrounded him, he raised his head above his head and shouted in a low voice: "I, I have a guide for our side." No, it's a supporting document. The calluses on my hands are indeed made from weapons. But I've never fought with the Huai'an Army, let alone killed anyone casually! ”