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Chapter 255 Make a deal
In Lintao Mansion, Gansu Province, the Yue family is well-known. After all, there is a halo of descendants of Wu Mu on their heads. In addition, they have always been a military family with a profound background, especially in Yue Shenglong's generation. The admiral of Sichuan, his family is flourishing like a fire cooking oil.

But for the Yue family, the descendants of Wu Mu are a halo, and they are also a memorial archway that weighs on them. Fighting on the battlefield during their lifetime, and being able to seal Wu Mu after death, has become the supreme pursuit of the Yue family.

It is precisely because of this that Yue Zhongqi chose to abandon his pen and join the army, because he had always placed high hopes on his family, and he was not allowed to resist. With the accumulation of those resources, he also hoped that another Yue Wumu would appear.

But this scene fell into Yue Lingfeng's eyes, and it was naturally the result of the family's partiality.But what Yue Lingfeng didn't expect was that Yue Zhongqi's inner pressure was no less than him.

In Yue Zhongqi's heart, it has become a mission to win glory for the Yue family.The descendants of Wumu must not fall into the prestige of their ancestors, so in the future, he must become the new Yue Wumu in order to continue the prestige of the Yue family.

Now that someone has exposed what is in his heart, Yue Zhongqi is a little annoyed. With a little force on his wrist, the long sword pierces half of the shopkeeper's chest, and blood flows from the wound, like a blooming red flower, appearing on the white on the clothes.

"Huh, I'm not ashamed of my big words. My Daqing now has only a small setback, and I will make a comeback after a while. How dare you so-called Chu rebels come to persuade me to surrender?"

Looking at Yue Zhongqi with a murderous look on his face, the shopkeeper remained calm, and said coldly: "General Yue is loyal, but the general should know better than me what the Qing Dynasty is like now. Don't say anything else, just for now Anqing City is a completely isolated city, does the general really want to be trapped here to death?"

Yue Zhongqi's face was as usual, but he just snorted softly. He shook his wrist and took the long sword back. The shopkeeper suddenly slumped on the chair, and blood gradually overflowed from the wound. He covered the wound with his hands, With a muffled snort, a layer of cold sweat appeared on his face.

Seeing the shopkeeper's appearance, Yue Zhongqi started to walk slowly, her face was a little unpredictable, not because the shopkeeper's words touched his heart, but because he was unwilling to die like this Anqing City.

Once a person dies, everything is over, especially Yue Zhongqi, although he has a little reputation now, but after all, he is only 36 years old, and it is the most critical moment in his life, and it is unknown if he will take a step forward, but if he dies like this , I am afraid that there are only a few records in the history books. If this is the case, it will be more uncomfortable than killing him.

Everyone has their own inherent shortcomings. Some people are greedy for money, some are lustful and promiscuous, and some people value the so-called reputation more than anything else. Kangxi is willing to negotiate peace with the Fuhan Army for the sake of the reputation of the Holy King, and Yue Zhongqi This is especially true for his own reputation, and for the eternally famous Yue family.

The shopkeeper didn't speak, but just watched with cold eyes, taking a sip of beef and a sip of wine, enjoying himself.

Yue Zhongqi looked a bit confused, glanced at the shopkeeper, put the long sword in her hand on the table, and said casually: "If I join the Fuhan army, what benefits can your army give me?"

When the shopkeeper heard this, his heart beat a little faster. If he could really say that Yue Zhongqi came to surrender today, it would be a great achievement. He hurriedly said: "If the general comes to surrender, the Yue family will not lose the position of prince in the future. , what the general thinks, can also be realized."

"Hmm." Yue Zhongqi just nodded after listening, without any other indication.

The shopkeeper was extremely cunning, and he immediately understood that the other party thought the price was not enough, and deliberately promised to be king, but how could he, a small head of the military intelligence department, have such power?If he said it rashly, Yue Zhongqi would not believe it, so he bowed.

"If you have any requirements, the general, please ask for instructions."

Yue Zhongqi had seized the initiative at this time, instead she was a little unhurried, and said with a smile: "If your emissary came this time, if he came back empty-handed, it would definitely appear that I, the master, is not authentic. The two of us might as well learn from that merchant today and do the same. How was the last transaction?"

"Oh? What business? The general may wish to speak bluntly."

"First of all, I have to make sure that what your army wants is Anqing City. As long as it's not the head of my Yue, then we can talk about it." Yue Zhongqi smiled and her face became very warm.

The shopkeeper's face changed, pretending not to understand, and said in a low voice: "Please show me the general."

Yue Zhongqi held the sword with one hand and supported the table with the other, she leaned forward and leaned in front of the shopkeeper with a smile on her face, but her eyes were extremely cold.

"You want Anqing City, I can give it to you, but you have to let me withdraw all the soldiers in the city."

"No. Whether you give it or not, we will take Anqing City, and you understand that if there is a real fight, your green battalion soldiers won't last long."

"I will take another step back. Anqing City will not be closed to you. For the soldiers in the city, I will only take away the Eight Banners soldiers and the Yue family, and leave the green battalion to you."

As soon as the words fell, Yue Zhongqi had already clenched the long sword in her hand, looking aggressively at the shopkeeper.

Obviously, if the shopkeeper refuses to agree now, Yue Zhongqi will completely give up the negotiation, and instead directly kill the enemy, die for the country, and honor his name of loyalty.

The shopkeeper let go of the hand that had been tightly covering his chest, closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while, and after a long time, he sighed quietly: "I can't decide this business by myself, I have to ask the big boss for instructions."

Yue Zhongqi took a deep look at the shopkeeper, but nodded.As long as there is still room for negotiation, he will not let it go easily. After all, who doesn't want to live?As for the shopkeeper, Yue Zhongqi didn't have to kill him, no matter how important this person was, he was just a pawn in the overall situation, it didn't matter whether he was killed or not.

The shopkeeper who got the promise quickly walked out of the city in a big way. Now that there are many eyeliners around him, he doesn't want to go through those secret channels. If the time comes, the news will be lost for nothing, and the loss will be huge.

"My lord, the shopkeeper has already left the city"

Yue Hai, who had never shown himself before, appeared in front of Yue Zhongqi at some unknown time, and was quite cautious.

Yue Zhongqi sat in front of the table, holding the long sword in her hand, slightly closed her eyes, and said quietly: "From this conversation, I can be sure that something happened to the emperor, at least this matter is not that simple."

"Then why don't I take someone to investigate?"

"No need, this time we are really doing this business with Chu Ni, no matter what it is for, do you understand?" Yue Zhongqi's words were as light as if they were coming from the sky.

Yue Hai prostrated himself on the ground, pressed his forehead to the ground, and said nervously: "No matter what your lord does, this servant will follow you to the death, whether you go up the mountain of swords or into the sea of ​​fire, you will do whatever you want."

Yue Zhongqi sighed quietly, looked down at the sword that his old father gave him back then, and then his face became firm.

"My Yue family will not fail, and I, Yue Zhongqi, will not fail."

The shopkeeper returned to the Fuhan army camp, and quickly reported Yue Zhongqi's intentions to Ning Yu, even the wound on his chest was checked.

After listening to this report, Ning Yu's face was slightly gloomy.

"Yue Zhongqi, he is quite a character. I really want to kill him this time."

At this time, Cheng Ming, Dong Ce, Qian Ying, Xu Mingyuan, U Zhijing and others had gathered together. They originally planned to attack Anqing and start arranging a battle meeting, but they heard such news unexpectedly.

Cheng Ming smiled softly, "This Yue Zhongqi is indeed very decisive. Now that she has made such a move, it is really tempting. The governor, I think that if you can really take down Anqing without bloodshed, you might as well let it go." Pass Yue Zhongqi."

On the contrary, Qian Ying's expression was quite solemn, and he said worriedly: "When I was in the court, I had already heard about Yue Zhongqi's name, but now I have been fighting against him under the city of Anqing for a long time, and I know that this person must not be underestimated, If Yue Zhongqi is let go this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult to have such a good opportunity next time."

Ning Yu nodded slightly, of course he understands this point, he would not take it seriously for ordinary people, if Yue Zhongqi sticks to Anqing City like this, he will die even if he dies, but now he is making such a fuss, which embarrasses him Living.

The reason is very simple. For the current Fuhan army, not long after the last battle, many soldiers have become extremely tired, and the supplies have not been fully replenished. If they want to take Anqing by force now, I am afraid it will cost a lot The price, and it will also affect the plan to attack Jiangnan later.It was precisely because of these considerations that Ning Yu felt a little wary.

When Xu Mingyuan was in the past, he was not qualified to participate in such a confidential meeting. Now, as the commander of the Fifth Defense Division, he also wanted to show it in front of Ning Yu.

"Governor, at the moment we may be blindfolded by the name Yue Zhongqi. In fact, the humble official thinks that Yue Zhongqi is not important. No matter how talented he is, he can't go against the general trend. As long as our army takes Anqing smoothly, we will be able to do so." Determine the strategic advantage in advance, and then win Jiangnan at that time, even a hundred Yue Zhongqis will not be able to change the general trend of the world."

"What's more, Yue Zhongqi made a deal with me this time, and we can release the news when he returns to the Qing Dynasty. With the testimony of hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers, even if Yue Zhongqi doesn't die, I'm afraid he will lose his trust. , can no longer affect our army."

These words gave everyone a new understanding of this usually quiet guy.The big guy only knew that Xu Mingyuan was the first general of the Qing army who joined the Fuhan army, but he didn't expect that his strategic thinking was so good, which made people look down upon it.

Ning Yu smiled slightly, and praised: "Hahahaha, General Xu's words are reasonable, but a little Yue Zhongqi is nothing more than a little Yue Zhongqi, and it is not worthy of such importance. Besides, I have a talent like General Xu in the Fuhan Army, and it is enough to deal with Yue Zhongqi." .”

What Xu Mingyuan said made Xu Mingyuan very grateful. He knew that as a surrendered general, he had been working hard in the Fuhan Army, concentrating on doing things, and rarely speaking out. That's why he won Ning Yu's appreciation and promoted him to the defense The position of the teacher.It was precisely because of this that Xu Mingyuan dared to express his views and won the appreciation of everyone.

"In that case, let's promise Yue Zhongqi, let's do this business with him!"

On March 61th of the 1st year of Kangxi, Yue Zhongqi took hundreds of family members and hundreds of Eight Banners soldiers, and went eastward by boat directly, and withdrew to the south of the Yangtze River.It's just that when he left Anqing, he didn't look back at Anqing at all, and he had already forgotten about the more than [-] green battalion soldiers inside.

After Ning Yu took Anqing without bloodshed, he completely controlled the Yangtze River hub. With Anqing, the Anhui parts south of the Yangtze River, such as Chizhou Prefecture and Huizhou Prefecture, can be said to be at your fingertips. Room for resistance.

Of course, in addition to Anqing City, there are more than 1 green battalion soldiers who were thrown here. The composition of these green battalion soldiers is very complicated. Most of them are broken soldiers who escaped from the front line of Jiujiang. , were all packaged and sold to Ning Yu by Yue Zhongqi.

If it was put in the past, when Ning Yu had no choice, it might be possible to replenish some soldiers from it, but now it is different from the past, and Ning Yu is not willing to ask for this group of soldiers anymore, so he arranges a regiment to guard the Sixth Division , escorted them back to Wuchang along the way, and will also be sent to the mine for transformation in the future.

At the same time, without Li Fu by his side to advise and praise the painting, Ning Yu soon felt the long-lost distress. A large pile of official documents and seals were piled up in his row, waiting for him to deal with them one by one. There are also a large group of representatives of the local gentry who want to meet to calm people's hearts, so they are busy for a long time every day, without even a little free time.

Because of this, Ning Yu quickly sent someone to Wuchang again, on the one hand, to find opportunities to find his father to announce the good news and ask for money, and on the other hand, to let Li Fu come back to work quickly, otherwise, if it goes on like this every day, he Ning Da The young master is afraid that he will lose his appearance due to exhaustion.

In fact, in Wuchang City at this time, a series of victories on the battlefield have already warmed people's hearts. They no longer have to worry about the Qing army coming to attack, and they don't have to worry about their own lives being affected. Living under the Han army, he even fell in love with such a life.

The reason for such a change is actually very simple, that is, under the strong request of Ning Zhongyuan, all miscellaneous schools except taxes and taxes have been cancelled, and even corvee can be replaced with money-this kind of move can be seen It doesn't look big, but in fact, it greatly reduces the burden on the lives of ordinary people.

But don’t underestimate this burden. In fact, in the current Qing Dynasty, the tax demanded from the common people is not very heavy strictly speaking. A low-level family is completely crushed, and there are almost countless people who have no long-term possessions.

It used to be that it was common to sell and buy people at the foot of Wuchang City. For example, Ning Yu’s capital Ying Ying Ying was bought from the monk, but now it’s different, without these miscellaneous things. Many of them are still on the verge of starvation, but they can survive after all.

As long as people can survive, they will have hope, and they will never let people change this hope if they have hope.

Therefore, when they heard that the Fuhan army was leading one victory after another under the leadership of Ning Yu, the excitement in people's hearts was no less than that of Ning Yu himself. Happiness is about to be disillusioned.

However, in the Chu Palace at this time, the atmosphere seemed somewhat awkward.

(End of this chapter)