Blood from Daming

Chapter 163
Because of the tense war in Xuanhua, the military convoy of the imperial court did not take the old route from Juyongguan, Xuanfu to Datong. Yun defeated the Jianzhou Tartars in Datong and gained a firm foothold. This traffic road suddenly became hot and became one of the few golden profit-making routes in the Ming Dynasty.

Xue Yun's cavalry chased them to Datong, less than a hundred miles away from Lingqiu. Everyone knew that it was General Xue who was rushing back to Datong because of the urgent military situation. All the carriage personnel in the caravan stopped. Waiting for Xue Yun's official army to pass, Xue Yun's team is quickly passing through the section of road where the caravans gather. To be honest, this road is often visited by imperial envoys, official soldiers, and messengers. The local government has assigned people to repair the road. It is much better than before. If Xue Yun met the convoy when he went to Datong that time, he would probably get stuck in a queue if he wanted to let everyone jump.

Halfway through Xue Yun's journey, he heard someone calling himself. Xue Yun immediately looked to the side of the road and turned out to be the shopkeeper Wang of "Xuji Silk Shop". Next to him were shopkeeper Cheng and some other people. Xue Yun clasped his fists at the shopkeeper Wang and said A few words on the scene gave the shopkeeper Wang enough face, so he urged the horse to move forward quickly.

Xue Yun didn't say hello to his caravan so as not to arouse the eyes of others, but met the officials and generals escorted by the Beijing camp to be polite with them, and asked the officers and soldiers who came to protect the convoy from Datong for a while, and the general who led the team He is the general of the Yu family, knowing that Xue Yun has officially become the son-in-law of the Yu family, and his attitude is very submissive. Xue Yun was relieved when he heard that there were no special things and people who were wrong-headed along the way, and took his own soldiers first. gone.

The next day when the city gate was about to close, the 300 troops led by Xue Yun arrived at the Yonghe Gate in Datong City. From a distance, hundreds of households could see all the uniforms of Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers in the city gate building, and several fast horses were already running towards the Yonghe Gate.

The hundred households guarding the city listened to the report from the fast horses under the city that General Xue had returned from the capital. The hundred households guarding the city sent someone to invite their immediate superior Mr. Fei Qian, and then carefully looked at Xue Yun's cavalry in the distance. He went down the tower to meet General Xue Yunxue.

When Xue Yun entered the city, Mr. Fei Qian had already rushed over from Yongtai Gate. Xue Yun asked him to drive towards the tower with him. Xue Yun asked, "Is Mr. Fei Qian doing anything in Datong City recently?"

Mr. Fei Qian: "General, the north gate of Datong Mansion, which was invaded by Mongolia, has long been closed. The east and west gates are half-opened every day at noon. Only the south side of the young general is fully open. The whole city is defending as much as possible. The Mongolian army circled the city several times. General Xue Liu strictly ordered not to go to battle, saying that everything will be decided after the general returns."

Xue Yun said in his heart that if the two sides in the battle fought and killed all their own people, wouldn't that be a big loss, Xue Yun smiled: "What's the matter, Fei Qian is always a little unconvinced that he didn't fight."

Mr. Fei Qian sighed: "I feel uncomfortable watching the Mongolian barbarians looting everywhere."

Xue Yun thought to himself that this man is a good fighter in war, but he is quite an idiot in politics. You will feel better if you don't listen to his superiors. Xue Yun enlightened Mr. Fei Qian and said, "Do you know why the Mongols came here?" Attack our Xuanda area."

Mr. Fei Qian: "I heard that the officers and soldiers from Liaodong and Xuanfu first went to the Mongolian grasslands to rob their cattle and sheep and kill their people."

Xue Yun: "So it's normal for the Mongols to have grievances. Last year we joined forces with the Horqin and Chahar tribes of Mongolia to defeat Baylor Huang Taiji of the Tartars. These Mongols are our friends. Who is it now that we, Ming and Mongolia, turned against each other?" Take advantage."

Fei Qianzong: "It should be the Tartars, but the general Mongols killed our people, so we can't just forget it."

Xue Yun regretted why he brought up Mr. Fei Qian so quickly at that time. It seems that a training class for officers should be set up in Datong, and the right subordinates should be politically brainwashed to make them completely obey his will, so that he can firmly grasp this army. The commanding power of the army: "Mr. Fei Qian, we must unite with Mongolia to deal with the Jianzhou Tartars, and we can't be impulsive and unbearable, so we can make chaos and make big plans, understand?"

Mr. Fei Qian nodded in agreement, but his face was very dazed. Xue Yun's oolong horse passed the Yongtai Gate: "Mr. Fei Qian compares Mongolia to a dog and Tartar to a wolf. Think about our Ming Dynasty You should deal with that first, and if you figure it out, you can come to me." After finishing speaking, Xue Yun took his soldiers back to the Vice President's Mansion in Kuixing Tower.

When Xue Yun returned to the Deputy Commander's Mansion, Chief Yang Zhenlei Qian was already waiting in front of the door. Xue Yun handed over the horse to the soldiers behind him and took Yang Zhenlei directly to the backyard. Xue Yun entered his small courtyard He only saw Aolan and Lianzi, and after asking, he found out that Harizhula returned to his bank account after his tribe was attacked and killed by Liaodong and Xuanfu officers and soldiers, and never came back.

Xue Yun pulled Yang Zhenlei to sit down and asked, "What are the recent developments in Datong City?"

Yang Zhenlei: "There is no movement in the official circles of Datong City. Eunuch Zhang, the eunuch who supervises the army, has been coming to ask the young master when he will come back. Now he is completely dependent on you, young master. Mr. Zhao, the governor of Shanxi, did not want to go to Taiyuan. Recently, Xuanfu, Taiyuan Many officials have been dismissed for questioning, Master Zhao doesn’t even want to leave Datong City. We have basically killed all the civil resistance forces, and the rest are probably hidden deep. It’s just the mistress and Xue Liu’s quarrel. It's too fierce, the city of Datong is depressed and people are panicking."

Xue Yun has been listening, Yang Zhenlei: "In the beginning, after Xue Liutong Harizhula and Princess Namuzhong wiped out the Liaodong and Xuanfu rebels who invaded the Mongolian grassland, they defeated several Ming troops in Xuanfu successively. The team has broken through a total of thirteen strongholds so far, all of them are corrupt officials and Shanxi merchants from the Xuanfu, and it is said that there is as much as 50 taels of silver left behind by the ancestors of a merchant from the Xuanfu after they were breached."

Xue Yun chatted with Yang Zhenlei for a while, and Yang Zhenlei offered to let Xue Yun take a rest earlier, and then he resigned and left.Ao Lan and Lian Zi left the back room and dragged Xue Yun into the back room.Xue Yun saw that the two chicks were getting better and better, probably due to the improvement of the living environment and mentality, the appearance was more outstanding and the temperament was revealed, revealing a trace of nobility.

Ao Lan and Lian Zi rarely encountered a situation where the two eldest wives were not around, they immediately came up and pestered Xue Yun to go into the room to rest, Xue Yun smiled and said to Ao Lan and Lian Zi: "We still Let’s do business first and then private, how about doing business first and then doing private work.”

Aolan and Lianzi had no choice but to report to Xue Yun the information collected by the diving guards. Aolan said to Xue Yun: "Sister Harizhula and the others looted more than 300 million silver in the Xuanfu this time." According to the young master’s intention, all the collaborating Shanxi merchants in Xuanfu will be uprooted, but unfortunately, most of those masters are hiding in Xuanfu city and have not been caught.”

Xue Yun comforted Ao Lan and said: "It's more sad for those traitors to rob their property than to kill them."

Ao Lan: "Sister Harijula ​​has been coming to ask if the young master is back, and they are waiting for the young master's next action plan."

Xue Yun: "Well, I see, this time Harijula ​​and Namuzhong marched into Xuanfu and Datong, what kind of loss will be caused to the population and property of the people in the two places."

Ao Lan: "Casualties are inevitable in the Xuan Mansion, but Sister Harijula ​​and Princess Namuzhong tried their best to restrain them, except for the massacre of Xuan Mansion officials and businessmen who were against us. Ordinary people basically did not commit crimes in the autumn, and Datong also opened three strongholds. The list was made by General Xue Liu, Director Yang, and our two sisters according to the situation of all parties."

Xue Yun looked at the two little girls, Ao Lan and Lian Zi, feeling a little dazed. Once a girl like this gains power, she can kill people and families. Seeing Xue Yun's silence, Lian Zi explained in a low voice: "Master, the one who was slaughtered in the castle The three places are Datong gentry who openly oppose us on weekdays, General Xue Liu and Director Yang mean that Datong will not take action, which will arouse the suspicion of court officials."

Xue Yun: "If you kill it, just kill it. You can't be soft on the enemy, otherwise we will be the ones who will suffer first."

Lian Zi: "Master, according to the report of the submerged guards, Datong City has been sealed off for a month and people's lives are difficult. If General Xue Liu's method of closing the city is implemented again, Datong City will be prepared for disaster relief."

Xue Yun: "I'm back. Datong City will lift its lockdown order soon. Is there any more important news?"

Ao Lan: "Young Master, besides the [-] soldiers and civilians of Sister Harijula ​​and Na Muzhong on the side wall of Datong, almost [-] Mongols have gathered to join in the fun, do business, come to gang up and rob, or gather for other purposes, but they are all They are small tribes, and it is said that some big tribes are rushing here after hearing that Sister Harijula ​​and Na Muzhong have made a fortune here in the Ming Dynasty."

Xue Yun heard that Ao Lan's brain became big all of a sudden, oops, maybe I, Xue Yun, will lure wolves into the house and become a sinner of the nation, well, quickly find a way to deal with it, at this time Lianzi answered: "Master, Hari Sister Zhula mentioned in the news that the Mongolian tribes gathered on the side wall brought more than 200 Tartar heads. Sister Harizhula hinted that they would trade with General Xue Liu. The following standards were all paid silver taels or property offsets one by one, and more than 5 taels of silver or property were paid."

Ao Lan: "After the young master left, it was probably because of winter. The business of buying Tartar heads was very ordinary. The Mongols only sent over 300 Tartar heads, and most of them were old and weak women and children."

Xue Yun: "The old and the weak, women and children are also Tartars. When children grow up, they will be real Tartars. How many people would have to die in Ming Dynasty if they were to kill him at that time? Ma Muyang took care of the family and killed the Tartars so that no one could do anything, which is also of great benefit to our Daming."

(End of this chapter)