Chapter 50: Assassination of Sun Degong
Soon a memory came to his mind, Shangguan's family was a big landowner, and her family was also a big grain merchant.
Because the two families live very close to each other and have similar family backgrounds, the two families have a good relationship.
They also grew up together since childhood, and Shangguan Yan, who had braided sheep's horns when she was a child, always followed Lu Yan and called her brother, which can be called a childhood sweetheart.
Later, it was said that the Shangguan family also wanted to marry Shangguan Yanxu to him, but later it didn't work out for some reason.
As soon as he thought of this, Lu Yan's eyes were full of smiles.
"It turned out that Sister Yan'er was here, so don't sit down quickly."
"Brother Lu Yan, you are amazing, you have already become a guard."
A little star of admiration appeared in Shangguan Yan's eyes.
Lu Yan smiled bitterly, this garrison will soon be gone, and it will become a pirate.
After the group sat down, they talked about what had happened recently.
Speaking of which, everyone was embarrassed.
Speaking of which, the impact of the war on them was too great, and all the original family business was occupied by the Jurchens.
Lu Yan's family is okay, their own family is in the middle, and there is only one ancestral house and two shops left.
The Shangguan family is not only a large grain merchant in Shenyang, but there are thousands of acres of fertile land outside Shenyang, and now it is good that all these fertile fields have been occupied by the Jurchens, and it does not cost a penny.
When it came to the Jurchens, Shangguan Yan gritted her teeth with hatred, and her trip also had something to do with this matter.
"Since my family's fertile land and shop were occupied by the Jurchens, my family's situation has deteriorated day by day. My father took a fancy to a shop in Quang Ninh and wanted to take it down and continue his business. But the other party's asking price was too high, and my father's money was a little tight. Therefore, I hope that Sister Red Sleeves can help one or two, but I didn't expect Brother Lu Yan to come back yesterday. ”
Speaking of this, Shangguan Yan almost burst into tears.
She was originally just a rich lady who didn't go out of the door and didn't go out of the second door, but because Shenyang City was occupied, she was forced to borrow money from her good sisters.
Thinking of the grievances she has suffered these days, she is even more sad.
"Sister Yan'er, don't worry, just tell me how much silver you need. Although we don't have a lot of money in our family, we can still squeeze out some of it. ”
Lu Hongsleeve said with a smile.
Although her family is not well-off, in the days when Lu Yan is away, Shangguan Yan has always been her only sister who can speak, and now that Lu Yan has become a guard, there must be no shortage of money, so she thinks that she should be able to help the Shangguan family.
"Thank you so much, sister."
Shangguan Yan said gratefully.
"Wait, you can't borrow this money."
Lu Yan opened his mouth and said.
Hearing this, Shangguan Yan's face immediately turned pale, she didn't expect that the former brother Lu Yan would be reluctant to borrow even a little silver.
Is this still the brother Lu Yan he knows?
Lu Hongsleeve was surprised, she didn't understand why Lu Yan was so ruthless.
"Look at my mouth."
Lu Yan slapped his mouth hard and said.
It's too brainless to speak by herself, and it is estimated that Sister Shangguan will be heartbroken by this sentence.
"These words of mine will enter your ears, remember that they must not be passed on."
Lu Yan said with a straight face.
Lu Hongsleeve and Shangguan Yan glanced at each other and nodded.
They felt that there should be another hidden reason for making Lu Yan so solemn.
After Lu Yanping retreated, he said with a serious face: "If my guess is correct, within a month, the Jurchens will inevitably attack Guangning on a large scale, and Guangning may not be able to hold it at that time." I advise Sister Yan'er, you'd better persuade Uncle Shangguan to leave this place as soon as possible, and don't buy a house here, otherwise it will only be a bamboo basket for nothing, and in the end, it will be cheaper for the Jurchens. ”
"How is this possible? We have more than 200,000 troops in Quang Ninh, how can we not be able to hold it. ”
Lu Hongsleeve said with a shocked face.
The specific number of soldiers in Quang Ninh is absolutely a military secret, and it is impossible for the imperial court to let the people know.
But in order to reassure the hearts of the people, the number of more than 200,000 was released, which has always been a common trick of the imperial court.
"Back then, Liaoyang was a fortified city bigger than Guangning, and it didn't hold it."
Lu Yan shook his head and said.
"Brother Lu Yan, where did you get the news?"
Shangguan Yan asked nervously.
Lu Yan shook his head, "I can't say this. ”
Could he have told her that this was something that had happened in history?
Shangguan Yan thought that he got the news from the top, after all, Lu Yan is also a military general now, and he should know a lot of inside information.
"Remember, at most, I will only tell Uncle Shangguan about this matter, and don't tell anyone else."
Lu Yan solemnly reminded her again.
Shangguan Yan nodded hurriedly, she also knew that the stakes were high.
If this kind of thing spreads, it may be caught as a spies of the troubled army or the Jurchens, and then their heads will be cut off.
"What should our family do now? Our family doesn't have much money now, and I'm afraid we won't be able to support it if we don't have any silver income. Do you want to flee to Kannai? ”
Shangguan Yan said with a sad face.
Lu Yan looked at Shangguan Yan's dress and found that her clothes were a little old, far less glamorous than before.
And this time she only came alone, and it was obvious that she couldn't even afford to use the ring now.
"Actually, I have a lot of wealth, but I don't know if Uncle Shangguan wants it."
Lu Yan sighed and said.
Anyway, I followed myself and called my sister so much, and I still have to help those who should be helped.
"Brother Yan, you have a way."
Shangguan Yan said with a look of surprise.
"Do you know General Xue Rengui and General Xiang Yu?"
Lu Yan said.
"I've heard of it. Xue Rengui is the leader of the righteous bandits who attacked the Jurchen camp at night and then captured Amin alive. ”
Shangguan Yan said.
Lu Yan nodded.
"And that General Xiang Yu, I heard that he is one foot tall, with big shoulders and a round waist, a green face and fangs, and infinite strength, and he wants to eat a Jurchen man for a meal, I don't know if it's true."
Shangguan Yan asked nervously again.
“……”
Lu Yan's face was black, and he said a little weakly: "Where did you hear that, how can General Xiang Yu be a blue-faced fang, he definitely doesn't eat people." ”
"It's all spread in the market, and I heard that those Jurchens were very afraid of him, as if he killed hundreds of Jurchens in one battle. Brother Yan, you are also General Mao's subordinate, you must know him, are these true? ”
Shangguan Yan asked innocently.
"General Xiang Yu is indeed the champion of the three armies, and he killed hundreds of Jurchens in the battle of Zhenjiang Fort alone."
Lu Yan said with a smile.
"General Xiang Yu is really powerful."
Shangguan Yan said with a look of adoration.
She hated the Jurchens who took away her family's property, so when she heard that Xiang Yu, who had killed so many Jurchens, not only was she not afraid, but she worshipped her.
"General Xue Rengui and General Xiang Yu have collected some Liaodong mountain ginseng, Gaoli mountain ginseng, as well as a large number of leather goods and Dongzhu, I hope someone can help them sell in the capital and Jiangnan, if you are interested, I can write a letter and ask them to hand over this errand to your father to do."
Lu Yan said with a smile.
This matter was discussed by them a long time ago, and it was impossible for so many of their troops to farm on the island, so they could only rely on the mountains to eat the mountains and the water.
The mountain ginseng of Liaodong and Goryeo is very famous in the whole Ming Dynasty, and it is the only one, and there is no other semicolon.
Whether it is in the capital or in the south of the Yangtze River, it can be sold at a very good price.
In addition, all kinds of leather goods and Dongzhu in Liaodong, if they are sold to the capital or Jiangnan, there is definitely a lot of profit.
And if necessary, they can also use the shops they have established to sell stolen goods and buy items that pirates can't buy.
Hearing this, Shangguan Yan couldn't help but be overjoyed.
"Thank you so much, Brother Yan."
If this can be done, Lu Yan will definitely do her family a great favor.
In all dynasties in China, the most feared thing about doing business is the difficulty of the government.
As the saying goes, the county order of the broken family is the history of the assassination of the door.
If you have a lot of money, but you don't have the corresponding government background, then it is very easy to be targeted by those officials, and then find a way to charge you with a crime at will, greedy for your family's property, these things are definitely not groundless, Shangguan Yan has heard of this kind of thing with his own ears.
Lu Yan not only gave the Shangguan family a life-saving business, but also put them in touch with two guerrilla generals.
In this way, whether it is some officials or officials, if they want to move them, they have to consider whether the two generals behind them agree or not.
And with the promotion of Xue Rengui and Xiang Yu's positions, the shelter they can provide will also be stronger.
"Big brother, how sure are you about this? Don't let Sister Yan'er rejoice. ”
Lu Hongsleeve said.
"Ten out of ten don't dare to be, and nine out of ten still have it. This time, the two generals have entrusted me to bring some Liao goods and Korean goods, and intend for me to sell them on my behalf. Now that Uncle Shangguan has it, everything is much easier. ”
Lu Yan said with a smile.
This matter is actually up to him, but if he says ten percent, they won't believe it, so Lu Yan can only do this.
Hearing this, Shangguan Yan was even more overjoyed, and discussed with them how to sell these Liao goods.
In fact, most of these Liao goods were captured, and when Xinbao was captured, Xiang Yu quietly took some of them, and then handed them over to Lu Yan.
He still knows very clearly what is public and what is private.
In addition, they purchased some from Goryeo, as long as they were transported into the Guannai, these would be worth at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
As long as these goods can be sold, then it can be regarded as solving their urgent needs.
After they discussed some details, Shangguan Yan felt that there were some things that she could not do, so she hurriedly left the place and went back to her father to discuss the matter.
Lu Yan was worried about her safety, and sent two Iron Eagle Warriors to escort her all the way home.
After Shangguan Yan left, Lu Yan instructed Lu Hongsleeve to quickly find someone to sell the mansion, and then returned to his room.
It didn't take long for him to call for Meng Kuo.
Lu Yan's first sentence startled Meng Kuo.
"I want to send someone to assassinate Sun Degong and Xue Wenju, what do you think?"
In fact, he didn't have this plan, he just planned to leave quietly with his sister.
But after learning that the Xue family had hooked up with Sun Degong, he didn't know why, he suddenly had this idea.
If they can kill Sun Degong, a dog traitor, then the Jurchens will definitely pay more blood when they conquer Guangning.
For the Ming Dynasty, the last dynasty of the Han people, Lu Yan still has a lot of feelings, and this should be the last thing he did for it when he parted.
Of course, it would be even better if Xue Wenju could be eliminated as well.
"I'm afraid this is a bit risky. Now Quang Ninh is completely a military city, if you can't kill him in a short time, once those patrol soldiers rush over, then they will die. ”
Meng Kuo said with a solemn face.
"I understand, but without killing Sun Degong, the Jurchens can easily take Guangning City. Moreover, that Xue Wenju insulted my sister, and it would be difficult to eliminate the hatred in my heart if I didn't kill him. ”
Lu Yan thought for a while and said.
Meng Kuo thought for a while and said, "If you want to play this thing, there are two ways. One is a one-hit kill, and the other is to send out a dead man. I think you can do it with all these adults. ”
Lu Yan nodded, in fact, if he could send some dead soldiers, it would not be difficult to kill Sun Degong, the key was how to hit with one blow, so as not to startle the snake.
Now that he has little time, he must leave here as soon as possible, otherwise once the Jurchens attack Quang Ninh, he will not be able to leave if he wants to.
So, it's best to be able to hit it with one hit.
He looked at his exploits, and there were 4200.
Originally, he planned to go to Taiwan and exchange these for some cavalry, but it seems that he can only spend part of it here.
So what characters should he exchange for this?
"First send someone to find out the law of Sun Degong's actions, and try not to attract his attention."
Lu Yan said.
"Yes, my lord."
Meng Kuo hurriedly said.