Chapter 145
"You brought people back?" Seeing Li Xiu's excited appearance, Li Xiao was sad and wanted to hit the wall.
"Don't worry! Eldest brother! I'm not that stupid. I threw people in the place of those Zhuang people, guess who is the one who came to kill Yang Zhanlong this time? Li Xiu's face was flushed with excitement.
"Who?"
"Cai Shanji's eldest son, Cai Mingda!"
"What?" Li Xiao screamed in surprise, no wonder Li Xiu was so excited. It turned out that he caught such a big fish, and Cai Mingda was caught. Cai Shanji can't say anything clearly, he lost his son, and he will fight with Cai Shanji to the end.
This saved a lot of things in the future.
"This Cai Mingda is very good at martial arts, and he only brought seven or eight people. Quietly, he killed more than a dozen strong people in the house.
That Yang Zhanlong was injured in the leg by you and had difficulty moving, and was poked by Cai Mingda with a short spear, and he couldn't die anymore. Li Xiu took a sip of water to moisten his throat and continued: "Then Cai Mingda is really powerful, and the two short spears make it superb." If it weren't for the roast chicken, it would be really difficult for us to take it. ”
"People aren't dead......!" Hearing that the roast chicken was shot, Li Xiao asked worriedly. Cai Mingda is a person, living is more useful than dying.
"Not dead! It's just that my hamstrings were cut by roast chicken, and it's a luxury to want to walk in the future. The strong man in the house has a living mouth, and Cai Mingda is now estimated to be beaten half to death. ”
"Bang Bang!" Li Xiao and Li Xiu were talking, when suddenly fierce gunshots rang out from the street.
"Huh! It is estimated that the people from the governor's yamen wanted to answer, but were stopped by our brothers. Big brother, don't worry, the people from the governor's yamen want to go over and rob people, but there is no door.
Listen, there's no more gunfire. These guys must have been killed and recoiled back into the governor's yamen. ”
"We've done what we need to do, now it's up to the Admiral." Li Xiao smiled and shook his head.
Zou Weilian and Rong Qian are also friends, and they still have contacts at weddings and funerals on weekdays. There are not many high-ranking officials in Guangzhou who can afford to look down on those natives. Yang Zhanlong was killed, and the strong man wanted to get out of Guangzhou City, and the first person to come to find him could only be Zou Weilian.
Only Zou Weilian can send people out of Guangzhou by water in the middle of the night.
As long as the fight between Ryan and Cai Shanji is provoked, then these two people are not good.
As he was talking, Zou Weilian walked in. After seeing Li Xiao, he smiled and took Li Xiao's hand.
"Brother Xiao, you are really clever, the strong man really came to the old man for help. said that there was something important to go out of the city overnight, and the old man naturally agreed. And let them do it for the big toast! I thought that by this time the man must have been on the boat. Even if Cai Shanji had eight arms, it was impossible to stop them in the city of Guangzhou. ”
"You're ......!" Li Xiao was a little embarrassed, after all, Zou Weilian and Ranium were friends. Pitting friends like this is a bit unrighteous no matter what.
"Humph! Those barbarians, relying on the strength of the crowd, occupied Shaoguan. Guangzhou goes north to Jiangxi or Hunan, it all depends on his face. These gathering of people as bandits have become a major problem for the imperial court.
This was how Yang Yinglong became the climate step by step, and finally dared to rebel. The people of the southwest, I don't know how many people were implicated in the Yang thief disaster.
If this happened again in the southeast, the old man didn't dare to think how many people would die.
I hope that this ploy of yours can lead the army of the Qiang to Guangzhou. ”
"Yes! After being brought to Guangzhou, the Miao people's Dongman Tusi could take the opportunity to occupy Shaoguan. In the future, our trade routes to the north will no longer be constrained by the strong. Chen Fu walked in with a smile.
"Look at you like this, you have a good conversation with Dongman Toast?" Zou Weilian saw Chen Fu's old face smiling like a blooming chrysanthemum, and he knew that this thing was successful.
"Of course! The Miao and the Zhuang people are not dealing with each other in the first place, let's work together to kill the Miao people, and the Miao people are naturally willing. Brother Xiao is right, let the barbarians solve the things in the mountains and forests.
Brother Xiao is right, our Han soldiers have entered the jungle, how can they be the opponents of the strong people who grew up in the forest since childhood. It's all their own flesh and blood, and it's sad to kill or hurt anyone. Let them dog-eat-dog! Chen Fu sat down, and Li Xiu poured a cup of tea for the old guy with a very good eye.
"I injured Yang Zhanlong during the day today, and Ruan Dacheng went to Cai Shanji to report the news. I didn't expect Cai Shanji to be so cooperative, and he sent his eldest son to kill people in person that night. Now that he has been taken alive, he must be very angry. Coupled with Uncle Fu's instigation from your inside, there is an eighty percent chance of attacking Guangzhou.
As soon as the army of the strong people arrives at the city of Guangzhou, the Miao people's Dongman Tusi will attack Shaoguan. At that time, no matter whether we can kill or not, the power of the Zhuang people in Shaoguan will collapse.
As for Cai Shanji, he stabbed such a big basket. No one in the Manchu court can protect him! Ruan Dacheng, the prefect of Guangzhou, has made meritorious contributions to the elimination of thieves, and it is also the proper meaning of being promoted to governor. In this matter, I will go to the court to help him walk around.
In this way, Guangzhou became the territory of Lord Zou and Lord Ruan. Hehe! ”
"Boy, don't just say pretty things. Your request, the old man also agreed to you, and in the future, your Yun family's ship will not pay taxes in Guangzhou. The opening of a business name is also not subject to the control of the imperial court. As for your immigration from Liangguangla to Yizhou, as long as you can dig up, the old man will turn a blind eye. ”
"That's it!"
This time everyone is happy, Cai Shanji doesn't know. On the night when he discussed with Ruan Dacheng, Ruan Dacheng quietly found Li Xiao. told Li Xiao about the conspiracy of the two!
Li Xiao immediately found Chen Fu and Zou Weilian, and the four of them discussed this strategy together.
From the beginning when Li Xiao deliberately provoked Yang Zhanlong and injured Yang Zhanlong. This is the beginning of a drama that kicked off, and Cai Shanji sent his eldest son to kill Yang Zhanlong. He fell into the trap laid by the four people, and now Cai Shanji still knows nothing.
The investigation in Guangzhou, the guy who had just shot a black gun at the door of the governor's yamen. At the same time, he sent people to search for Cai Mingda's whereabouts, and Cai Shanji asked God to worship the blessing of the Buddha, and the eldest son must not have an accident. If something goes wrong, it's a big accident.
The person who shot the black gun ran away without a trace, and the eldest son Cai Mingda also disappeared without a trace. Not only him, but even the few good hands he brought with him disappeared without a trace. It's as if there have never been any of these people in the world!
A bad premonition permeated Cai Shanji's whole body, and he didn't know if Yang Zhanlong was dead or not. Where his son is, he doesn't know. Now Cai Shanji is sitting like pins and needles in the governor's yamen, standing up and walking a few times, sitting down and asking if the little guy has found his son.
After a few turns, he sat down and asked the same question again.
Anyone can have an accident, but the eldest son Cai Mingda can't have a problem. If something happens to him, his best outcome will be to be dismissed from office, robbed of his title and imprisoned.
Yu Qiuyu said: Our history is too long, the scheming is too deep, there are too many art of war, the black box is too big, the inside story is too thick, the tongue is too greedy, the vision is too mixed, and the prediction is too dangerous, so it is a problem of "over-thinking" of everything.
It is true that some over-thinking is over-thinking, but such over-thinking is to block all the paths of the prey before it can react.
It's a battle between hunter and prey!
Today, Li Xiao is a hunter, and Cai Shanji and the unruly Qi Qian are all prey.
Originally, it didn't belong to the category of prey, but when Li Xiao heard that he liked to snatch the children of the Han family. Then they extorted money from their parents, and if they didn't agree, they chopped off their hands and feet.
After chopping off the hands and feet, the child will be put into the jar. Artificially create deformed dwarfs for him to have fun, and win the sympathy of the Han family in the market to defraud money.
When Chen Fu said these things, Li Xiao positioned the prey.
You can't do it if you want to!
When the arrogant Yang Zhanlong couldn't resist the temptation of Tokugawa Chihime and shot at Li Xiao, the hunt began.
For now, everything is going smoothly so that Li Xiao can't believe it.
Cai Shanji actually sent his eldest son to assassinate him, and the injured Yang Zhanlong died. Cai Mingda has now been taken alive, and with the help of Zou Weilian, he has been taken out of Guangzhou City.
He will definitely interrogate this murderer himself, but in fact, the interrogation is futile. Apart from Cai Shanji himself, who else is qualified to command the eldest son of the governor?
Standing in the attic, Li Xiao looked at the dark night. The moon hanging in the sky is only a crooked one, and the light it brings to people is very limited. The earth is still dark, and everyone is groping in the darkness, praying for the light to come soon.
Before the sun came out, the blue sky had already illuminated the earth. The governor's yamen is like an ant's nest with hot water, whether it is a servant or an errand officer, one by one runs like an arrow in the ass. But it doesn't seem to know what the goal is, and there is chaos everywhere.
"Go find Governor Ruan's mansion!" Cai Shanji was so angry that his head was smoking, and he was surrounded by a group of stupid pigs. When it came to a crisis, no one could come up with a good idea. What kind of people are you raising yourself, waste! Pig!
Pigs can still be slaughtered and eaten for meat, these bastards are not even as good as pigs.
"Governor Ruan is sick, saying that he went out of the city to find Langzhong." The person who replied was trembling, and the old man's temper was very short-tempered today. Just now, that guy was hit in the head by the pen wash thrown out, and his face was bloodied, and now he doesn't know whether he is alive or dead.
"Find! Even if you run to the moon, you fucking will get it back for me. It's all waste, and none of them are of the highest use. Cai Shanji's roar almost lifted the roof.
"No! The villain will go and find it. The official ran out with a roar and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. Hurry out to find it, it may not be a bad thing to stay away from the governor at this time.
"Martial law in the whole city, martial law in the whole city! Door-to-door search for me, search! Be sure to find Mingda, be sure to find it. ”
"No!" The people in the house rushed out like frightened donkeys as if they had been pardoned.
The city gate of Guangzhou City was closed for three days, and countless city foxes and rats were caught. I just didn't find the eldest son of the governor, but not only did I not find it. Even Ruan Dacheng seems to have lost a trace. Cai Shanji was so anxious that he went to the house, but he didn't have the slightest way.
Ruan Dacheng, who was greatly missed by Governor Cai, is now on Maofeng Mountain outside the city, with a bird's-eye view of Guangzhou City. Compared with the famous Baiyun Mountain, Maofeng Mountain is more secluded. The absolute height of a mountain is not large, but the relative height difference is large, coupled with the steep slopes and deep valleys, giving people a sense of recklessness.
"Master Li, if you really get the governor's seat. It must be only your lord, if you have two hearts, the world will punish it. Ruan Dacheng swore allegiance to Li Xiao and swore allegiance. Thinking about it, Li Hu next to him opened his mouth wide.
Li Hu's jaw was about to dislocate, and he hadn't seen the shamelessness of Ming officials.
"Brother Ruan, you're too polite, hurry up! The brother is young and has shallow qualifications, and he still has to rely on Brother Ruan to help him make up his mind for many things. ”
"Master Li, whenever there is an order, I, Ruan, have no words. In the future, your shops in Guangzhou, as well as the ships in transit, the lower officials will order special personnel to shelter them, and if something goes wrong, you just have to find the lower officials. ”
"Big brother, it's here! The forward of the Hammer was only sixty or seventy miles away from Maofeng Mountain. Li Xiu came out of the woods.
"Good! Hurry back to Canton and get ready, and let the brothers make way out. Let's just hibernate, don't startle the snake. Brother Ruan, you go back to Guangzhou with Brother Hugh. Defeat the siege of the Iron, and your military merit will be counted. If you want to be promoted to governor, how can you do it without any credit. ”
"No!" Ruan Dacheng responded to the promise and left with Li Xiu.
Because of the fear of startling the grass and snakes, Li Xiao's subordinates all hibernated in the mountains and forests on the edge of Maofeng Mountain. The mountains here are high and the forests are dense, and it is too easy to hide two or three hundred people.
His beloved son was killed, and he was really angry. In just three days, he rushed from Shaoguan to Guangzhou. The army only rested under the city of Guangzhou for one night, and the next morning they could not wait to prepare for the siege.
Li Xiu stood at the head of the city and watched the army formation of the strong man. Not to mention, this is brainless. But the soldiers were really well trained, and those Zhuang soldiers were physically strong. The army formation was densely packed, and the soldiers in the front row were wearing heavy armor.
The soldiers in the back, dressed in armor woven of rattan. Maybe this is the legendary vine armor soldier, Li Xiu took the telescope and looked at it specifically. It was concluded that this thing should not be able to stop the shrapnel of the mortar.
The Zhuang soldiers were armed only with two kinds of weapons, one was a spear and the other was a thick-backed machete.
When the sun rises, the last shimmer of fog lifts. As is customary, both sides should send emissaries. In front of the two armies, say what your side wants. If the other party agrees, it will be the soldier who is the grandson and his old man said without a fight.
Sun Tzu said that Li Xiu didn't care, but it was really unpleasant that such a dense military formation would not be bombarded with mortars.
Due to limited knowledge, the military formation was arranged two miles away from the city of Guangzhou. At this distance, there is no way to do it whether it is the Ming army's firearms or bows and arrows. As for the Franc cannon, when did Guangzhou City have that thing. All the Furlong cannons of the Ming Dynasty were given priority to the capital and Liaodong.
Located in remote Guangzhou, don't even think about it.
Stretching out his hand, he measured the distance of the Qiang Army. Li Xiu felt that his heart was about to jump out!
With such a dense military formation, hitting all the mortars in one salvo can kill thousands of people. He had never shot at such a dense crowd, and at that moment, Li Xiu even felt that this was a massacre.
"Five shots, rapid fire! Put! With Li Xiu's order, the sound of cannons sounded one after another on the city tower.