"This ......!" Xue Yong's question was difficult to answer, so Jin Xiong hesitated. said that they can't be mastered, so what is the use value of Liu Guoneng and Jin Xiong in the Runing Army? It can be said that they have mastered it all, and there are always some old bandits who take refuge, and they may not be willing to accept Zhao'an.

Seeing Jin Xiong's embarrassment, Xue Yong waved his hand and said, "I don't mean anything else by asking, I just want to tell you: the fleet of our Runing Army will arrive in Yangzhou in three days." Let the Collapse Sky arrange those disobedient people at the water's edge, and our Runing Army will help you clean it up, and it will be convenient for you to control it in the future. ”

"So where are we going down here?" Jin Xiong still repeats the old story.

"Going back, of course. Do you still want to conquer the city of Beijing? Xue Yong scolded with a smile, "The wives and children of your leaders are staying in Runing, and the wives and children of your subordinates are still in Dabie Mountain." Do you want to leave them all behind? Gotta pick them up! Our Runing Army has always done things in an authentic way, and we must also arrange these women and children haode. ”

Xue Yong's answer immediately relieved Jin Xiong's heart, and he also smiled: "Then I'll leave right away and let the eldest brother get ready." ”

"Don't be in a hurry! Let me finish my sentence. Xue Yong said again, "When we arrive in Yangzhou, don't leave for the time being, when you leave, I will tell you when the time comes." Do you understand? Got it and go! ”

On the second day of September, by the canal in Yangzhou.

"Big cabinet! This time, you can vote for the king. When there is a war, his men rush to the front, and when they divide things, they let our brothers go together, and in the future, our brothers will have a good life. ”

The places close to the Grand Canal have always been relatively rich, but this time, Liu Guoneng has allocated these places to the new people, so these people are quite satisfied.

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ma Liu scolded with a smile, he was in Dabie Mountain at that time with hundreds of bandits to join Liu Guoneng. "What's your, what's mine? They are all the king's men. Brothers, search carefully, and don't pull anything down. Also, prepare two copies later, and send them to the king and the eighth master. ”

"Big cabinet! What should we do if we are scattered and the officers and soldiers in the city rush out? Another bandit asked.

"They don't dare! Even if we walked naked under the city, those official dogs did not dare to go out of the city. Don't bother, hurry up! ”

"Big cabinet! And lo and behold! Suddenly, one of the bandits shouted.

Ma Liuyi looked, and several boats appeared in the distance of the canal. Although it seemed far away, the speed of those ships was quite fast, and it didn't take long for the silhouette of the ships to be discerned.

"Assemble quickly! Go back to the King! Ma Liuda shouted. And the bandits scurried around like headless flies.

"Boom, boom!" Although it seems far away. But this was already within the range of the artillery, and the naval guns of the Runing Army roared in turn. The shells smashed on the houses, sending bricks and stones flying everywhere. The bandits were also more chaotic, and they fled the canal like a desperate person.

Maliu was also running desperately until he was far away from the canal. He stopped and breathed. Only then did he realize that the weapon in his hand had long since been thrown away. And his left hand grabbed a piece of it. I don't know where I got the flower cloth.

Either way, I finally escaped. But at this moment, there was a sudden galloping sound of horses in the distance, and Ma Liu turned around to look, but was horrified to find that a group of horses of the officers and soldiers appeared in the south.......

After Xue Yong made an agreement with Jin Xiong, he arrived at a place thirty miles away from Yangzhou on the night of the first day of September. The fleet of the Runing Army docked. He put his horse team of more than 1,000 horsemen ashore first, and then marched at night to Yangzhou.

On the second day, eight gunboats of the Runing Army first fired at the shore, and then the cavalry covered the killing. Kill those peasant troops that Liu Guoneng felt unreliable. After that, the Runing army set up a large camp in the city and confronted Liu Guoneng's peasant army.

Then the acting time began, and Xue Yong and Liu Guoneng's troops had a series of "big battles". Anyway, the thunder was loud and the rain was small, but it helped Liu Guoneng get rid of some "thorns". The soldiers and civilians in Yangzhou City are full of excitement and anger!

"General! After days of hard fighting, the soldiers worked hard, and today on behalf of the elders in the city and villages, they came to thank the general. Come! Checkmate! I would like to toast you first! The head of the Lin family in Yangzhou raised his glass.

No one is a fool. After fighting for so many days, the people in Yangzhou City also saw that the Runing Army and Liu Guoneng's peasant army were not at the same level at all. The reason for the stalemate for so many days is that there is collusion between the two armies? There's no evidence for that. But at least it shows that the Runing Army is retained. Weishenme wants to stay? The people in Yangzhou City can also imagine that they just want to add money.

The problem that can be solved with money is not a problem, Yangzhou City wants to send the plague god away as soon as possible, so that Yangzhou can return to its former prosperity as soon as possible. Therefore, the team that went out of the city to the Runing army this time was basically composed of salt merchants.

Yangzhou's No. 1 salt merchant, the Qi family, will definitely not come forward, so the leader of the team is the head of the Lin family who is ranked second. Unexpectedly, after coming to the Runing Army barracks, Xue Yong, who received him, was quite polite, and put on a banquet and personally drank the banquet alone with the head of the Lin family.

Seeing the toast of the head of the Lin family, Xue Yong also raised his glass. After the two of them had a drink, the formal conversation began.

"General Xue, the Ming people don't say secret words. The old man knows that your army has worked hard day after day, and it has also fallen into a lot of deficits. Lao Yu patted his chest here, asked General Xue to report the number, and Lao Yu immediately made up with his peers to make up for the shortfall. ”

Xue Yong smiled and said, "Maybe Mr. Lin has found out that our Runing army is quite war-weary, and the soldiers are unwilling to contribute, so we haven't driven the thief army away yet!" ”

The head of the Lin family didn't expect Xue Yong to be so outspoken, he was surprised: "What does the general mean by this? ”

Xue Yong sighed and said, "Although he is reckless, he also knows his words and believes them. I once negotiated with Mr. Guo and Mr. Lu that they would only receive 80,000 taels, so they didn't charge a penny more. It's not a show, but it's just that you can't control the soldiers! ”

"Why?" The head of the Lin family was even more strange, "I have heard for a long time that Marshal Wu has managed the army well, how can such a situation occur?" ”

"They have anger in their hearts!" Xue Yong's expression was even more helpless, "The chief soldiers of my family love the soldiers like sons, and the soldiers are also loyal." Originally, he could command like an arm when he fell, but when the soldiers heard that they came to aid Yangzhou, they couldn't lift their spirits! ”

As soon as he said this, the head of the Lin family was silent. Just think about it and you know that it has something to do with the salt industry. Could it be that this General Xue is a drunkard and does not mean to drink? It's not about silver at all, but about a larger share of salt goods? Therefore, the head of the Lin family followed the principle that a hundred words are better than a silence, closed his mouth, and waited for Xue Yong's next words.

But then, Xue Yong seemed to be nobody, and frequently toasted to the head of the Lin family, talking and laughing, as if he had never talked about this topic.

When he arrived at Zuihou, the head of the Lin family couldn't bear it first, and he said carefully: "In the past, we in Yangzhou had some misunderstandings with Wu Dashuai, but over the years, colleagues in the salt industry have abided by Wu Dashuai's rules, never dared to take a step beyond Lei Chi, and have been friends for nearly ten years. So what do you mean, General? ”

Xue Yong immediately became impatient: "I told the old gentleman." It's not about asking for money, let alone salt. Then Xue Yong leaned over and whispered: "Pray for the family!" ”

Back then, the Qi family had a blood feud with Wu Shigong. For the sake of the salt business, the Qi family once sent someone to assassinate Wu Shigong, and Wu Shigong also sent someone to assassinate the father of the current head of the Qi family. Later, the Qi family also made a stumbling block for Wu Shigong in the officialdom, but because the distance between the two sides was too far away, they couldn't help each other, so they were safe until now.

Originally, in Xue Yong's expedition, he did not remove the task of the Qi family. But since he arrived in Yangzhou by mistake, Xue Yong of course had to find a way to remove this thorn in the eye and thorn in the flesh for Wu Shigong.

Although he has been through the wind and waves for a long time, the head of the Lin family is still trembling. I didn't expect that Wu Runing to be so ruthless, blatantly trying to use the thief army to avenge himself.

But after a little calmdown, the head of the Lin family suddenly felt hot. If the Qi family, which is ranked first, is destroyed, won't he become the boss? Moreover, the four major families in Yangzhou have become the three major families, so the share of each family's salt industry will increase a lot!

So the eyes of the head of the Lin family immediately lit up, and he also leaned over and asked Xue Yong in a low voice, "What do you want to do with the Qi family?" ”

"Destroy the door!"

Xue Yong will not be soft-hearted, and if he wants to start, he will cut the grass and eradicate the roots.

This made the head of the Lin family frown. It's easy to get rid of the current head of the Qi family, Qi Chun'an, but it will be a bit troublesome to destroy the entire Qi family. In the end, the Qi family is also deeply rooted in Yangzhou, and there is also a huge network of relationships in the officialdom, so it is very difficult to do it without leaking.

Seeing that the head of the Lin family was hesitating, Xue Yong began to be a good person: "Mr. Lin, do you want to send some people into the city, and then claim that there is chaos in the city?" ”

"No!" The head of the Lin family flatly refused, "Please wait for the general for three days, and the old man will definitely give the general an explanation at that time!" "Of course the head of the Lin family doesn't dare to put the Runing Army into the city, when the time comes, it will be easy to invite the gods and send the gods, who knows what kind of upside down the Runing Army will turn Yangzhou City upside down?

After the head of the Lin family returned to the city, he immediately secretly met with the other two family heads, and under their deliberations and activities, the officials in Yangzhou City suddenly went out and arrested the Qi family on the charge of "selling illicit salt".

And Qi Chun'an, the head of the Qi family, seems to have been prepared for a long time, and committed suicide by taking poison before being arrested by the officials. Almost all the men in the Qi family committed suicide in prison. The Qi family, a wealthy family that has been prominent in Yangzhou City for hundreds of years, died in one fell swoop.

Xue Yong is also very trustworthy. When he received the heads and 100,000 taels of silver from all the men of the Qi family sent by the salt merchants in the city (the Lin family and others sent another 20,000 taels), he immediately ordered Liu Guoneng to let him go west to Dabie Mountain.

The crisis in Yangzhou was thus lifted. Later, as soon as the salt merchants settled the accounts, they found that they could still make a small profit, and the officials in Yangzhou City, and even the officials, made a windfall, because the Qi family's family property was too large. (To be continued......)