At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the competition for the deer in the world

Chapter 42

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky was fine and the wind was strong.

Haozhou City.

General's study.

Regarding the investigation of the four major landlords in Haozhou, Zhang Qijiu has been thoroughly investigating for several days.

Due to the many involvements, I am afraid that there will be no way to come to the result in a short time.

At least, as a result, he couldn't come out before Cheng De was about to leave Haozhou City.

At noon, he was about to lead the army to leave Haozhou City.

Right now, it was less than two hours before noon.

The good news is that Zhang Wusi sent out to investigate Liu Ju's whereabouts, and there is news.

Cheng De met Zhang Wusi in his study.

"General, Liu Ju's trace has been found." Zhang Wusi bowed and saluted.

Cheng De narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhang Wusi: "Where is it?"

"A cottage about [-] zhang west of Hengjian Mountain." Zhang Wusi lowered his head, his eyes drooping.

"Hengjian Mountain?" Cheng De frowned, looking at the map of the territory of the Yuan Dynasty on the wall of the study.

Hengjian Mountain is very close to Dingyuan.

It happened to be on the way.

Therefore, Cheng De said: "Zhang Qijiu is busy investigating the matter of the four major landowners in Haozhou City, and I am about to leave Haozhou City. From now on, you will listen to me by my side and bring your Jinyiwei with you. I will leave with the army."

"Yes, General." Zhang Wusi revealed surprise and respect.

Zhang Wusi knew that these words meant that he was trusted by the general.

And if he can gain the trust of the general and act in front of the general, there will only be a bigger future waiting for him in the future.

Cheng De smiled, "Go down and summon your Jin Yiwei, and leave Haozhou City with me at noon!"

"Yes!" Zhang Wusi replied.

Immediately, Zhang Wusi left in a hurry.

Cheng De turned to look at the map of the territory of the Yuan Dynasty, and stared at Hongze on Huai'an Road.

Secretly guessing, Feng Guoyong may have already fought with the Yuan army in Hongze City at this time.

It's just that the outcome is unknown.

I hope Feng Guoyong can win Hongze City.

Putting aside his complicated emotions, Cheng De looked at Luzhou Road, Jiqing Road, and Yangzhou Road on the map.

Finally, he fixed his gaze on Chuzhou.

At this time, let the news from Jueshengwei spread over the past few days, presumably the Yuan army must have some action against Chuzhou.

Perhaps, Chuzhou at this moment has already been heavily deployed by the Yuan army.

It's like a pocket, just waiting to slip into it.

It's a pity that Yuan Jun might be disappointed.

Everything is just a game he set up.

Soon, it was noon.

Cheng De gathered [-] soldiers and horses and arrived outside the city of Haozhou.

Li Shanchang, Lv Wuyong, Yang Wei, Luo Mao, Ma Xiuying and others saw each other off one after another.

"Master Li!" Cheng De clicked on Li Shanchang's position.

"The students are here." Li Shanchang bowed and saluted.

"After the Academy of Sciences has recruited all the staff, send people to move the Academy of Sciences to Sizhou City. Haozhou City only has a branch of the Academy of Sciences, and Dingyuan and Xuyi are the same. Add this to the charter." Cheng De told Li Shanchang.

"Yes." Li Shanchang replied.

"After Zhang Qijiu finishes the investigation, you cooperate with him to deal with those companies. After you've dealt with this matter, you'll deal with the distribution of the fields, and arrange the purchase of chickens and ducks in Haozhou to control locusts. Then you will go to Sizhou City Report to the General's Mansion and work in the General's Mansion's office. Remember, don't bend the law for personal gain when it comes to land distribution. Zhang Qijiu will keep an eye on this matter." Cheng De said calmly.

"Yes, General, the students will live up to the General's entrustment." Li Shanchang bowed in response.

"Master Lu!" Cheng De looked at Lu Wuyu with a gloomy gaze.

No need to be surprised, he quickly bowed and said, "My subordinate is here."

Cheng De's tone turned cold: "In the matter of controlling locusts, you must do your best and never slack off. In the past few days, I heard people below say that Master Lu's life is very happy, and he sings songs every night. I really envy others! Originally, I didn't believe this kind of rhetoric, but looking at Master Lu's appearance, his face seemed to be rounder, which made me very puzzled. On the other hand, Master Li's appearance has lost a lot of weight."

Luo Mao was startled, and when he saw Cheng De's expression, he secretly cried out.

What did Mr. Lu do to make the general so angry?

Things, I'm afraid it's not that simple.

A trace of worry appeared on Luo Mao's face.

Lu didn't need to hear the words, his face changed, and he quickly explained: "General Mingjian, this is a villain's slander. In order to control the locusts, the subordinates can't sleep at night and don't think about food and drink. They just want to complete the general's entrustment as soon as possible. Every day No slack in the slightest."

At the same time, Lu didn't use his eyes to look at Li Shanchang in a dark way, with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Li Shanchang on the side was silent, his eyes downcast.

"Boss Lu is bothering you. The people below seem to have misunderstood it. It's not groundless. It seems that it has always been like this, and sometimes it may not be right." Cheng De suddenly laughed.

Li Shanchang was silent, with a calm face.

Lu didn't need to hear the words but heaved a sigh of relief, then bowed and said, "The general is wise!"

It seemed that the general believed his words.

How did the general know?
Jin Yiwei surveillance?
Impossible, there is no Jinyiwei monitoring in my home for the past four weeks.

The servants in the family also repeatedly assured that there were no Jinyiwei.

It can't be the people who pass by the house every day, shouting and selling steamed buns, right?

These people sell steamed buns every day, and they look like honest people.

Moreover, Zhang Qijiu, the commander of Jin Yiwei, also knew that he was carrying out a top-secret mission of the general.

Therefore, Jin Yiwei didn't have the energy to monitor him.

In this case, there is only one possibility left.

Thinking of this, Lu Wuyou inadvertently glanced over at the silent Li Shanchang.

Luo Mao observed Lu Yong's secret movements, then looked in Li Shanchang's direction, but remained silent.

It's just that there are more worries in my heart.

"Master Lu, after I leave Haozhou City, go to the General's Mansion in Sizhou City first, and be responsible for arranging the locust control for the people under my rule." Cheng De said suddenly, with mixed emotions on his face.

Lu didn't have to laugh anymore, and replied, "Yes, General!"

General, you trust me.

Sizhou, but the place where the general started an incident, has a special meaning to the general.

When Luo Mao heard this, his expression changed, and then he calmly recovered his expression as if nothing had happened, and regained his composure.

Cheng De nodded, then looked at Yang Wei and Luo Mao: "Yang Wei, and the military adviser, you must guard Haozhou City. Besides, Zhang Qijiu is carrying out the top-secret mission I gave him. If Zhang Qijiu arrives I want some help from you, Yang Wei, and I have to do my best to help him. I have already told Zhang Qijiu about this matter. Let Zhang Qijiu tell you personally what is going on!"

Regarding the four major landlords in Haozhou City, Cheng De secretly told Zhang Qijiu that if he takes action against these landlords, he should do his best and ask Yang Wei for help.

With Yang Wei's help, this matter is extremely secure.

After Yang Wei heard this, although he had many doubts in his heart, he still nodded, "Yes, General, the subordinates must fulfill the general's entrustment."

Cheng De glanced at Yang Wei with admiration, and then turned his gaze to Ma Xiuying at the end.

"After I leave Haozhou City, Miss Ma will move to the General's Mansion. As for Miss Ma's safety, I will have to worry about Yang Wei and the military adviser."

As soon as Cheng De said this, the faces of everyone present did not change, but Li Shanchang, Lu Yong and Luo Mao were thoughtful.

"Yes, the subordinate will use the head as a guarantee, and he will definitely protect Miss Ma!" Yang Wei replied hastily.

There is doubt in my heart: who is the wife of the general, the lady in Sizhou City, or the horse girl?

Luo Mao also bowed and saluted, "Students take orders."

Cheng De was relieved a lot.

Seeing that Ma Xiuying seemed to have a thousand words but couldn't speak, Cheng De told her, "Miss Ma, take care and see you again in Sizhou City."

After finishing speaking, Cheng De immediately turned and left, mounted a black horse, and headed forward.

Ma Xiuying looked at Cheng De's back, opened her mouth, and said in her heart: Take care.

Behind Cheng De were 5000 people, including [-] Sizhou Army and [-] Jinyiwei.

A group of people walked slowly towards Hengjian Mountain.

Cheng De and his party kept silent and hurried on their way.

When passing through Fengyang.

Cheng De didn't stop for a moment.

Because Zhu Yuanzhang, who is in my heart, has no news.

However, the Jueshengwei people are still secretly searching for Zhu Yuanzhang.

Moreover, Cheng De also used Zhu Yuanzhang's name - Zhu Chongba, a monk.

These two pieces of information were told to Yang Zhongkai, commander of the Jueshengwei.

I believe that with Yang Zhongkai's ability, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely find it.

However, what Cheng De didn't know was.

Just when he led the Sizhou army out of Fengyang, a monk entered Fengyang on the back.

At this time, the monk was wearing tattered clothes. If it weren't for his shiny bald head, others would have recognized him as a beggar.

The name of this monk is Zhu Yuanzhang in history, and now he is called Zhu Chongba.

Zhu Chongba looked at the back of Cheng De and his party leaving, and heard the discussions of the people around him, so he couldn't help listening.

"This general Zhenglu is a well-known general of benevolence and righteousness!"

"Since General Zhenglu defeated the Yuan army, our days have had some hope."

"One of my sons joined the Sizhou Army. I heard from my son's letter that the Sizhou Army is treated very well. Not only do they manage three meals a day, but they also get two silver coins every month."

"General Zhenglu exempted us people from paying taxes, and I heard that General Zhenglu issued an order: tenant farmers only need to pay [-]% of their annual harvest to the landlord, and the other [-]% can be kept by themselves. Our lives will be more and more difficult in the future. It's better to come!"

"Who says no? Do these unscrupulous landowners dare not listen? If anyone refuses to listen, General Zhenglu will definitely make decisions for us people and take those unscrupulous landlords."

Zhu Chongba felt very complicated after hearing this.

Hey, it would be great if General Zhenglu appeared earlier, so that our father, mother, elder brother, nephew, and second sister would not starve to death.

And our father and mother will not have a place to bury their bones.

Thinking of some past events, the hot tears in Zhu Chongba's eyes could not stop flowing down, silently.

This hateful Yuan Dynasty!

It's all your fault!

Zhu Chong's complexion was a little gritted.

But considering that the Sizhou army is the anti-thief in the eyes of the Yuan army, and his alms for the past few months made him deeply understand that the Yuan army is still very strong.

He was not optimistic about the Sizhou army.

At first, being a monk was also to survive.

Now that I am living well, it explains everything.

But if he joins the Sizhou army and becomes a traitor, then the day of death is not far away.

After going through so much, he will never give up any hope of life.

Living is his only purpose now.

Forget it, let's go back to the temple first!

Seeing the direction in which the Sizhou army was leaving, Zhu Chongba turned his head and left resolutely.

Three hours later.

Cheng De and his party finally arrived near Hengjian Mountain.

Not far ahead is Hengjian Mountain, where Liu Ju is hiding!
(End of this chapter)