"The prince has robbed someone again!"

I don't know who said it in the teahouse, and the guests who were drinking tea asked about it one after another.

"Who was robbed this time? Is it the girl from that family?"

"Hey, look what you said, our gentleman has never robbed a good family."

"Ah, isn't it just that, hey, if you robbed those salt merchants' houses, would those people still take out the money neatly?"

"Easy? They have never been so agile when paying money!"

For a while, the people were talking about what you said and what I said, talking about the man "cleaning up the salt merchants". For the people of Yangzhou, when it was reported that Prince De was blackmailing the salt merchants for four hundred

When they had ten thousand taels of silver, they clapped their hands in private. After all, those people were all extremely rich. As for the singing prostitutes who were robbing them, they usually laughed it off.

Anyway, the money and singing girls belong to the gentlemen, so what does it have to do with them? As long as the prince is here, the Tatars will dare to invade Yangzhou. The prince is happy and just robs all the gentlemen, so what's the big deal? Those

All that people gain is ill-gotten wealth!

The emotions of the people are simple. As long as they are not robbed, they are more willing to gloat and watch the fun.

However, for the eight major salt merchants, they were living in dire straits these days. Entering the back house behind the shop, Cui Jiudao walked into the master's room. First, he sent someone from the camp to report the money.

, Qiu Yilin just waved his hand.

"I know about this. If we wait a little longer, the imperial court's decree may come down in the next two days. As long as he enters the high wall, no one will dare to be as domineering as him!"

"What I'm saying is that that person just relies on his status as a member of the clan, and no one but the emperor dares to do anything to him!"

It seems that anyone can step on the clan, but if it goes wrong, not to mention the common people, even the local officials can't do anything. After all, without the emperor's will, no one can touch even a hair of the clan. Speaking of which

, he said excitedly:

"My boss, I just heard that the prince did something that outraged both humans and gods. His men actually robbed people and went to the south of the Yangtze River!"

Qiu Yilin said in shock:

"What? He went to Jiangnan? Is this news reliable?"

"It's reliable. As soon as they snatched it, they sent it to the garden. I heard that he is a famous actor in Suzhou Liyuan. His surname is Chen. He can be called a national beauty. But how many days can he enjoy this national beauty?"

Apart from being envious, Cui Jiudao also felt a little gloating:

"Boss, that man has broken many rules. I don't think he can survive for a few more days. Governments from all over the south of the Yangtze River will also write letters to impeach him. I think he is clearly heading for a dead end by doing these things. We only need to drag him on for a few more days.

, I definitely don’t need to take this money!”

Qiu Yilin was shocked and stood silently for a long time. After a moment, he whispered to Cui Jiudao:

"Hurry up and send this news quietly over there."

Cui Jiudao looked at them and said:

"My boss, there are people over there asking for news in the city. If we send another letter, will it..."

Qiu Yilin turned around and stared at him and said:

"What do you know? They know it. They know it. The most important thing is that we have to send the news. This will show that we are serious about their matter. This matter is of great importance. Stop talking about it!"

Cui Jiudao nodded repeatedly.

"Yes, yes, the little one knows what to do!"

In fact, two days before Cui Jiudao sent this news, Abatai, who was in Jiangpu, had already learned from the spies dispatched that Prince De had ordered people to go to Suzhou Liyuan to rob civilian girls.

"Hey, actually I feel quite pitiful when I think about that person now!"

Abatai, who was standing by the river, couldn't help but sigh when he looked towards Yangzhou.

"Now, all he can do is to enjoy the glory and wealth before being imprisoned in Zhongdu!"

"Indeed, Mr. Beile, Emperor Chongzhen employs people like this. If he supervises the army with the virtue of his son, how can we cross the river calmly?"

Turg also echoed from the side.

"Yes, after all, in the Ming Dynasty, only Prince Tade dared to lead troops to fight in the Qing Dynasty. If Shi Ke ordered him to stay in Yangzhou, I am afraid that we would not be able to cross the river calmly, but..."

Turning his attention to Hou Fangyu, Turge asked rhetorically.

"Hou Fangyu, why can you conclude that Nanjing has no defense?"

"Nanjing will definitely have defenses, but the defenses must be extremely weak. After all, Superintendent Shi Kefa has sent tens of thousands of troops to the south of the Yangtze River, and the Nanjing city defense army can only have ten thousand people at most! Such a small number of soldiers, what's the point?

Can you stop the Qing soldiers?"

Hou Fangyu said quite confidently.

"Besides, they have made up their mind to believe that we cannot cross the Yangtze River. From what I can see, the city of Nanjing must be defenseless now. Even if the city gates are closed, there must be singing and dancing in the city."

"They thought that if they moved all the boats to the south bank, we wouldn't be able to cross the river, but..."

Smiling proudly, Abatai glanced at Cui Jiudao on the side.

The salt merchants in Yangzhou have ships!

They don't have many ships, but more than a hundred salt ships can still transport tens of thousands of troops!

And just as Hou Fangyu guessed, Nanjing's defense is indeed extremely empty. There are only more than 7,000 defenders, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled from Xiaoling Guards. How can Nanjing be defended with such a small number of troops?

no……

Once again, Abatai set his sights on the east where Yangzhou was located. Even when the prince of virtue was having a great time there with the famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River, he still had to guard against it and even sent troops to plunder.

Cover up the movement of the army.

That man... he does have some abilities!

How dare you fight the Qing Dynasty in the wild!

It's really... extremely bold! But he can still win!

"Master Baylor is still thinking about Prince De?"

"That man can be regarded as a hero. If Chongzhen hadn't hired people poorly, he would have been a trouble for our Qing Dynasty. But he was imprisoned behind the high wall of Fengyang, so there is nothing to fear. It's just a pity that we can't be in the battle with him.

Let’s fight…”

Feeling regretful, Abate asked specifically.

"Hou Fangyu, what kind of beauty is that famous Jiangnan prostitute that can make him obsessed with her?"

"Master, the famous prostitutes in the south of the Yangtze River are well-known at home and abroad, and among them the famous prostitutes in the Qinhuai River are the most popular. They are all talented and beautiful. If Lord Baylor is interested, he can just plunder her after arriving in Nanjing!"

Hou Fangyu bowed his waist and followed his master. While making suggestions for his master, he kept his eyes on the Yangtze River and Nanjing on the other side. I'm afraid the people on the other side never dreamed that the Qing army could cross the Yangtze River so easily.

Come on...

"Plunder? Haha..."

Abata suddenly laughed.

"No need to plunder, just let them sacrifice it!"

While laughing, Abatai asked Hou Fangyu,

"Why do you conclude that he would never send troops anyway?"

In Abate's view, there is only one variable now

"Master Beile, the reason why this slave makes such a conclusion is because he can wait. As long as he wants to live, he will definitely wait until Lord Beile defeats Shi Kefa before sending troops to rescue Nanjing."

Hou Fangyu said quite confidently.

"Oh, why is this?"

"The Ming Dynasty has no room for a wise king. If he doesn't want to be imprisoned in a high wall, and he doesn't want to be killed by the emperor looking for a reason. He will definitely watch Lord Baylor defeat Shi Kefa. Only if he loses, will he have a way

Only in this way can he openly disobey the emperor's will. After all, the envoy is almost arriving in Yangzhou. What will be waiting for him? Imprisoned in a high wall. But if the prince puts Shi Kefa's

Lu's army has been defeated, and then he will have a reason to resist and disobey the order, and this reason was given to him by Lord Baylor."

"So I saved him? What if he takes the opportunity to attack me? How should I deal with it?"

Abatai said doubtfully.

"Master Beile, do you think the people in Nanjing can hold on without this reinforcement? Besides, for the prince, your capture of Nanjing will be of great benefit to him and not harm at all.

The world will surely be shocked at that time. On one side is the wise king of the Ming Dynasty, and on the other side is the incompetent emperor. At that time, that person may not have other thoughts, even if he does not have people around him, he will definitely be happy to see you occupying the throne.

to Nanjing.”

Hou Fangyu's words stunned Abatai for a while before he spoke.
Chapter completed!