499: The Rong family is here
In the evening, another team of people arrived in Hongxian.
A big "Rong" flag was planted on the roof of the carriage, and the two young men who led the team were Rong Wushao and Rong Qishao of the Rong family in Yangzhou.
When they led the people to Hongxian, the corpses were being burned outside Hongxian, and the annihilated scarf thieves added up to several thousand, and the momentum of the burning of the corpses was huge.
The uninjured Cao army cut a lot of firewood in the mountains and forests near the county seat, and the autumn dry things were restless, these firewood burned very well, and the raging fire devoured the body of the thief, and also put an end to the possible plague-
Where have the rich young people of the salt merchant's family seen such a scene, before they entered the city, Rong Wu and Rong Qi vomited profusely, and they could barely stabilize their bodies by holding on to the car window.
The expensive brocade was torn into small pieces and tied to the face, covering the mouths and noses of Eigo and Eichi.
Even so, the two rich young men could smell the ubiquitous smell of blood.
"So many people have died in Hongxian, Xiao Jiu is still alive?"
Rong Qi asked Rong Wu.
Rong Wu reprimanded Rong Qi, "Don't talk nonsense, Xiao Jiuji people have their own natural appearance, they must still be alive, if he shows his identity to the officials of Hongxian, Hongxian will not dare to snub him, although this war is tragic, it looks like this, but the army of the imperial court has won!" ”
Rong Qi pouted.
Thinking that Rong Jiu might be living well under the protection of the officials of Hong County, and he hadn't suffered much, Rong Qi felt uncomfortable.
Who told a family to have a sister who married into the governor's palace?
I knew that Lord Shi could be the governor of Caoyun, and marrying into the Shi family was a widow, and this family affair would not fall on Rong Yuniang's head.
But it's too late to say anything.
With Rong Yuniang as a backer, the Rong family really values Rong Jiu.
Rong Wu and Rong Qi were interrogated at the gate of the county for a long time before they were allowed to enter the city.
The two of them said that they had come to find their cousin Rong Jiu, and they were led to the Hongxian County Office.
Of course, the servants brought by the two were not allowed to enter the city, and now the scarf thieves have just been defeated and fled, and the whole of Hongxian County is very wary of the foreign population.
Cheng Qing was very happy when he heard that the Rong family had come to Hongxian and met Rong Wu and Rong Qi in person.
The word "Rong" represents 100,000 taels of disaster relief silver in Cheng Qing's heart, how can he not pay attention to it?
Rong Wu and Rong Qi learned that Rong Jiu was really alive, and they were glad on their lips, but they were disappointed in their hearts.
also knew that Cheng Qing was the Cheng Zhuangyuan who had a conflict with Rong Jiu, and Rong Qi's eyes were even more strange when he looked at Cheng Qing, as if he couldn't understand how Cheng Qing could shelter Rong Jiu and let Rong Jiu survive.
"Master Cheng, the ninth brother has been spoiled by the family, and if he offends him in a trivial matter, he will repay him...... If there is something that offends the adult, please also ask the adult Haihan! ”
Rong Qi interceded for Rong Jiu.
Cheng Qing thought it was very interesting, this was because he was afraid that he would not be able to kill Rong Jiu at one time, so he specially came to add firewood and fire to give Rong Jiu eye medicine?
However, Rong Qi's words are straightforward, but they are not wrong, as far as Cheng Qing knows, Rong Jiu is Rong Qi's personality.
Cheng Qing smiled kindly, and took out the document signed by Rong Jiu:
"The Seventh Young Master's care for the Ninth Young Master moved the official, the official and the Ninth Young Master did have a conflict, but it was all a misunderstanding, the Ninth Young Master is young and energetic, and he has a passion for the disaster victims, and the official has now shaken hands with the Ninth Young Master!"
The two young masters of the Rong family were together, and the expressions on their faces were wonderful.
Rong Jiu donated 100,000 taels of silver to Huainan for disaster relief?!
Rong Jiu himself will definitely not be able to take out 100,000 taels of silver, the Rong family has not yet been divided, and this silver will eventually go from the Rong family's public account!
If the head of the Rong family donated 100,000 taels to Huainan, it was normal for businessmen to make heavy profits, and if they were willing to spend so much money, they would definitely get corresponding benefits, but this silver was donated in the name of Rong Jiu...... Rong Wu and Rong Qi were both very unconvinced, they didn't have the power to donate 100,000 taels of silver anyway, and Rong Jiu naturally didn't have it, Rong Jiu regarded the entire Rong family as his own bag?!
Rong Wu and Rong Qi had bad faces, they were not stupid to the end, and refused to admit the documents signed by Rong Jiu in front of Cheng Qing.
Donate or not, how much to donate, they don't count, the head of the Rong family has to say it, and they don't have to take out 100,000 taels of silver on the spot, so why refute Cheng Qing on the spot!
Thinking like this, Rong Wu was about to reach out to pick up the documents in Cheng Qing's hand:
"It's a good thing that the ninth brother has the heart to provide disaster relief, and we will take this document back to Yangzhou and hand it over to the family."
Cheng Qing raised his hand and put the paperwork into his sleeve again.
"Then there is no need to trouble the fifth and seventh young masters, the imperial court should be rewarded for such a good deed, and the official is going to send the documents to Huai'an City for Governor Shi to see."
The smile on Eigo's face froze.
Send it to Governor Shi...... Is this afraid that the Rong family will repay the debt?
Governor Shi will definitely defend Rong Jiu, and the Rong family must maintain Governor Shi's face, so isn't the Rong family settled on the 100,000 taels of silver?
Rong Wu suddenly realized Cheng Qing's difficulty!
He looked up and looked around, and no longer mentioned the matter of 100,000 taels of silver, "Master Cheng, I don't know where my brother is now......
Before he finished speaking, he saw Rong Jiu walking out of the county office, Rong Wu hadn't scolded yet, Rong Jiu first stretched his face and asked the two cousins what they were doing in Hong County.
Rong Qi held his breath, "The family received a letter from Sister Yu Niang, knowing that you were chasing Master Cheng to Huainan, and I wanted to send someone to pick you up, and you still asked me and the fifth brother what we were doing!" ”
Rong Jiu sneered: "Then it's really hard for the two brothers, from Yangzhou to Hongxian, they have walked for so many days." ”
Two points of embarrassment flashed across Rong Wu's face.
He and Rong Qi chased people all the way from Yangzhou, but in fact, the footsteps were not slow.
However, halfway through, I heard that the scarf thief surrounded Huai'an City, Rong Wu and Rong Qi had a tacit understanding to slow down, and the two of them were ordered to take Rong Jiu back to Yangzhou, but they were reluctant to lose their lives for Rong Jiu.
It wasn't until Huai'an City repelled the scarf thieves that Rong Wu and Rong Qi set off again.
They hurried unhurriedly, and when they arrived in Hongxian, the remnants of the turban thieves besieging Hongxian were also defeated, but they did not encounter any danger at all.
Rong Wu and Rong Qi felt that they were doing the right thing, but Rong Jiu didn't think so, thinking that they were tied up on the city wall by Cheng Qing to eat and sleep in the open, but the two cousins were slow and delayed on the road, and Rong Jiu's eyes were gloomy.
Cheng Qing was too lazy to watch the three brothers of the Rong family quarrel, as long as the Rong family did not deny the donation of 100,000 taels of silver, Cheng Qing did not care about the internal contradictions of the Rong family.
She was anxious to settle down in Hongxian County, and then she could set off to continue her journey and meet the five princes at the agreed place.
Of the 200 soldiers brought out by Li Baihu, 155 are still alive, and the total number of people who served to transport grain is more than 2,000, and more than a dozen people were killed and dozens more injured when defending the city in Hongxian County.
These people still have to continue to Huainan, and if they don't reach their destination, the task on their shoulders will not be completed.
Yu San led the Cao army to the rescue of Hongxian County, and after repelling the scarf thief, he should return to Huai'an City to resume his life, but Yu San, the temporary commander, will really buy people's hearts, and the Cao army agreed to send a thousand people to continue to escort Cheng Qing and his party to meet the five princes!
Counting the 500 soldiers of the guard post sent by Commander Qi later, Cheng Qing and Yu San carried more than 70,000 stones of grain together and were escorted by more than 1,600 soldiers, and their safety was really greatly improved.
The 50,000 stone of grain that Yu San is responsible for is a little slower than Yu San bringing reinforcements to Hongxian, but it should almost arrive tomorrow morning, so Cheng Qing and the others have to stay in Hongxian overnight.
This is not the point, the point is that in the evening, Rong Jiu and his two cousins quarreled and had a result, he told Rong Wu and Rong Qi that he would not return to Yangzhou and would follow him to Huainan......