Chapter 268 Obtain two hundred thousand taels of silver at once
On the tenth day of July, Chang'an Camp arrived in Zhenjiang. It spent more than twenty days in the south of the Yangtze River. More than 3,000 officers and soldiers died in total. There were 40,000 troops when they came, but only 37,000 when they left.
In Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places, there are more than 3,000 small tombs and more than 3,000 simple tombstones.
In early August, Jia Yun led the Chang'an Battalion to leave Zhenjiang City. There were three thousand fewer officers and soldiers than when they came, but more than a hundred prisoners than when they came, including the family members of Mu Zhi and Mei Kui. These prisoners were released this time.
The Chang'an camp was taken directly to Shenjing City. In addition, there were many more weapons and trophies than when they arrived, including hundreds of artillery pieces.
According to the practice of the Qing Dynasty, the weapons and trophies obtained by the army in battle generally belong to the army. It is reasonable and reasonable for Jia Yun to take away these weapons and trophies seized during the battle. On this matter, Jia Yun has already restrained himself. Hangzhou City and Zhenjiang
Chang'an Camp was also the main contributor to the city's suppression of the rebellion, and Jia Yun did not take away the firearms in these two cities this time, leaving them to Yan Yingkui, Qin Houxiang, and Lu Wei to handle.
Yangzhou and Zhenjiang are separated by the Yangtze River.
The Chang'an camp had previously traveled from Yangzhou to Zhenjiang and mobilized many ships in Yangzhou. Even so, it still took a day and a night for the entire army to cross the river and carry a large number of horses and artillery. Fortunately, Zhenjiang City was occupied by military commanders at that time.
Jiang Fu led his army to besiege the city. The rebels in Zhenjiang City did not prevent Chang'an Camp from crossing the river. If they had blocked Chang'an Camp from crossing the river, it would have been very troublesome and there would have been a lot of casualties.
This time we are returning from Chang'an Camp, from Zhenjiang to Yangzhou, and naturally we have to cross the river.
On the bank of the Yangtze River in Zhenjiang Prefecture, there are more than a hundred boats, large and small, docked. These more than a hundred boats are connected together, like a giant dragon lying on the south bank of the Yangtze River. Today is a rainy day, and there is a rain in the sky.
Autumn rain, this autumn rain is neither big nor small, neither urgent nor slow. The scene of autumn rain, the Yangtze River, and a giant dragon composed of more than a hundred boats is really very charming.
At this time, Jia Yun led the Chang'an camp to the shore. Following the order to "cross the river," more than 30,000 troops crossed the Yangtze River in an orderly manner.
Jia Yun waited on the shore for half an hour before boarding the ship. What she boarded was a large ship. In addition to being followed by the royal guards, there was also a carriage and a prison car.
The person sitting in the prison car is Mezan.
Jia Yun has personally written a letter of commitment, requesting Emperor Tianzhi to leave a bloodline to the Mei family, and also requesting that Mei Yuanyuan's life be spared.
Mei Kui had two sons, including his eldest son Mei He. However, there was no way he could keep these two sons. After all, it was a serious crime of rebellion. Jia Yun asked Mei Kui to choose a son of the Mei family besides his two sons.
Mei Kui chose Mei Zan, who was the eldest son of Mei Kui's brother.
The person sitting in the carriage is Mei Yuanyuan.
Jia Yun now knows something about the eighteen-year-old Mei Yuanyuan. As far as he knows, Mei Yuanyuan is famous in Zhenjiang Prefecture. She is known as the most beautiful woman in Zhenjiang and is spread among the people. But those who have met her
Not much, after all, she is Mei Kui's precious daughter, and she usually stays at home on weekdays.
Jia Yun has already seen this girl. In his opinion, this girl is really beautiful, as beautiful as a fairy. Her appearance is on the same level as Qin Keqing and Li Feixue. Considering the word "Yuanyuan" in her name,
Jia Yun couldn't help but think of the famous Chen Yuanyuan in her previous life in the Qing Dynasty. Mei Yuanyuan's appearance should have been inherited from her mother, because Mei Kui was a big man with a rough appearance, and his wife was a great beauty.
Beauty, especially a beauty as beautiful as a fairy, is naturally very lethal to men. Even Jia Yun today has to admit that Mei Yuanyuan's beauty makes his heart beat.
It stands to reason that when Mei Yuanyuan was escorted to Shenjing this time, she would be locked in a prison car like other prisoners, but Jia Yun did not want to do this, so she specially prepared a carriage for Mei Yuanyuan and asked Mei Yuanyuan to
Yuan Yuan and Mei Zan were escorted beside him. That's why Mei Yuan Yuan's carriage boarded the ship that Jia Yun boarded.
The river was flowing and the rain was falling, constantly beating against the big ship Jia Yun boarded and the carriage parked on the ship.
Mei Yuanyuan was the only one sitting in the carriage, and her hands were still shackles. Even so, she could still open the curtains of the carriage with her hands. She heard Jia Yun's voice in the carriage, and knew that Jia Yun was standing there right now.
Near the carriage. When she opened the curtains, she saw Jia Yun standing on the bow of the boat watching the Yangtze River in the rain. She shouted to his back: "Your Majesty!"
Jia Yun frowned slightly, then walked to the carriage with an oil-paper umbrella, looked at the beautiful woman in front of her who had red and swollen eyes from crying, and asked lightly: "What's the matter?"
Mei Yuanyuan said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for taking care of me and allowing me to ride in a carriage instead of being locked in a prison car."
Jia Yun said: "No need to thank you."
Mei Yuanyuan said: "Please forgive me for being presumptuous, Your Majesty. I would like to ask Your Majesty, if Your Majesty asks His Majesty to spare my life, will His Majesty agree?"
Jia Yun said calmly: "I don't know. All I can do is try my best. If my father doesn't agree, there is nothing I can do."
Mei Yuanyuan said: "Thank you again, Your Majesty! Your Majesty, if the Emperor agrees to spare my life, what will you do with me?"
Jia Yun fell silent.
Mei Yuanyuan said: "Will you send me to the Jiaofang Division?"
Jia Yun remained silent, knowing that this would probably be the result.
Mei Yuanyuan knew that Jia Yun acquiesced, and she begged: "Your Majesty, please, don't let me be reduced to Jiaofangsi. I would rather be demoted to slavery than go to Jiaofangsi. If I have the opportunity to serve,
Your Majesty, whether you are a concubine or a maid, it is a great blessing for me, and I will definitely serve you like a cow or a horse."
Jia Yun can completely understand Mei Yuanyuan's mentality. In this world of red mansions, chastity is very important for a woman from a wealthy family like Mei Yuanyuan. Because of this, many female relatives of prisoners would rather be slaves.
I don't want to be sent to the Jiaofang Department.
Jia Yun paused and said: "I will fight for this matter, but I don't know whether my father will agree."
After saying that, Jia Yun turned and walked away.
The reason why he specially prepared a carriage for Mei Yuanyuan was not because of Mei Yuanyuan's beauty.
It was because, in his opinion, it was very disrespectful for a beauty like Mei Yuanyuan, who came from a proud family, to be locked up in a prison car and escorted thousands of miles away, during which many officers and soldiers watched and talked about her at will. Moreover, Mei Kui wanted to save a bloodline.
In order to save Mei Yuanyuan's life, he voluntarily abandoned the city and surrendered, which made Jia Yun's military achievements even greater and made Jia Yun write a letter of commitment. Jia Yun felt that she should also take care of Mei Yuanyuan on the way to escort. In addition, Jia Yun felt that she should also take care of Mei Yuanyuan on the way to escort.
, he also had some sympathy for Mei Kui, because he was almost forced to rebel.
For the same reason, Jia Yun is also willing to fight to prevent Mei Yuanyuan from being sent to the Jiaofang Division, and to fight for Mei Yuanyuan to be demoted to slave status... After being demoted to slave status, he, the prince and king, still needs to fight for it.
, but it is reasonable, after all, Mei Kui committed a serious crime of rebellion.
However, there was only so much that Jia Yun was willing to do for Mei Yuanyuan, and she was unwilling to take any further care of this girl.
Although Mei's round appearance made him attracted, the degree of attraction was not too deep. After all, he already had Qin Keqing and a yet-to-be-decided Li Feixue. He would not be blinded by sex, nor would he want to take Mei away.
Yuanyuan took Yuanyuan as his own, not only because Mei Yuanyuan was the daughter of Mei Kui, who committed the crime of rebellion, but also because Mei Kui was quelled by him. Mei Yuanyuan might have hatred for him, and he didn't want to let such a person
The woman came to him.
After watching Jia Yun walk away, Mei Yuanyuan lowered the curtains, and a look of resentment emerged in her sad expression. This resentment was towards both Emperor Tianzhi and Jia Yun!
She was once a golden and noble woman like a phoenix. She grew up pampered and pampered. Her father was the governor of Zhenjiang. She was as beautiful as a fairy and was named the most beautiful woman in Zhenjiang.
But now, her father's rebellion has failed, and the Mei family is facing the tragedy of being executed. Even if she can survive, it is still unknown. Even if she survives, she will either be sent to the Jiaofang Division, or be demoted to slavery...
This made her feel as if she suddenly fell from the clouds to the ground, and fell into a quagmire.
She was not a stupid woman. She knew that Jia Yun was just following the emperor's order to quell the rebellion. If Jia Yun really asked Emperor Tianzhi to spare her life and even tried to prevent her from being sent to the Jiaofang Division, it would be good.
But she still hates Jia Yun, very much! Because of the suppression of the rebellion, her family was ruined and she fell into the quagmire, and Jia Yun was the top contributor to the suppression of the rebellion.
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Although there were more than a hundred large and small boats transporting the Chang'an camp's army across the river without interruption, and although the Chang'an camp's army crossed the river in an orderly manner, it still took a full day and night to complete the crossing.
At present, the Chang'an camp troops have gathered on the north bank of the Yangtze River and have gathered in Yangzhou Prefecture.
After some adjustments, we continued heading north.
When passing by the city of Yangzhou, a royal guard suddenly reported to Jia Yun: "Your Majesty, there is a salt merchant named Li Danbai who wants to see your Majesty."
Jia Yun hesitated for a moment, then asked his soldiers to lead Li Danbai to him. He expected that Li Danbai's request for an audience was probably about Li Feixue, so he dismissed the guards around him.
"Meet the prince!" Li Danbai bowed down to Jia Yun, his attitude was extremely respectful.
"Get up." Jia Yun said calmly.
Li Danbai stood up and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, I haven't seen you for many days, and I really miss you. The last time I saw you in Yangzhou City, I was blind and didn't realize that your Majesty was the son of the golden dragon. If I have offended you, please forgive me.
Just two months ago, I revised a letter and sent it to Shenjing to give to my daughter Feixue. I told my daughter to return the five thousand taels of silver that the prince’s friend gave me to me. When the prince returns to Beijing this time, Feixue
Snow should be able to take care of this."
In May, Jia Yun met Li Feixue in Shenjing City and said that she could only accept her as a concubine, but promised that if the Jin Dynasty made her a prince in the future, she would be made a concubine.
Li Feixue therefore wrote a letter to Li Danbai, asking Li Danbai if he agreed.
Two months ago, that is, in June, Li Danbai received Li Feixue's letter and agreed after hesitation. He felt that with Jia Yun's ability and status as Chang'an Jiedushi, he should be able to be promoted to prince in the future. He wrote
A letter was sent to Shenjing City. In addition to expressing his agreement with the matter, the letter also asked Li Feixue to give Jia Yun the five thousand taels of gold that Jing Lie had paid for the Longshun Escort Agency...
Jia Yun smiled playfully: "The five thousand taels of gold were bought from the Longshun Escort Agency. The gold was also given by my friend. Why do you want to return it to me?"
Li Danbai smiled and said: "Your Majesty has been very kind to me, so Longshun Escort Agency should be given to him. Your Majesty accepted five thousand taels of gold, and it was said that the prince transferred Longshun Escort Agency to his friend."
Li Danbai immediately said: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, Congratulations to Your Majesty, Your Majesty has made great achievements in suppressing the rebellion in Jiangnan this time!"
Yangzhou is only separated from Zhenjiang by the Yangtze River. Regarding the rebellion in the south of the Yangtze River, the officials and wealthy businessmen in Yangzhou City are very concerned about it, fearing that the rebellion will spread to Yangzhou and themselves. If the rebels attack Yangzhou City and break it,
That would be a disaster for the officials and wealthy businessmen in the city.
Li Danbai naturally knew that Jia Yun led the Chang'an camp to counter the rebellion, and even knew what Jia Yun did in the counter-rebellion. He also knew that Jia Yun should be rewarded by the emperor when he returned to Beijing.
, and it is very likely that he will be promoted from a county king to a prince.
Jia Yun got to the point: "Why do you want to see me this time?"
Li Danbai said: "I know that going around in circles will make the prince unhappy, and the prince is my great nobleman. Therefore, I will still be frank in front of the prince this time. To be honest with the prince, the reason why I asked to see the prince this time is for the sake of the prince.
The matter with my daughter. My daughter wrote to me about meeting the adults in Shenjing, saying that the prince was willing to accept her as his concubine, and promised to make her his concubine if he became a prince. I also replied in the book revision two months ago.
My little girl, I agree to this."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, the main reason why he asked to see Jia Yun this time was to confirm whether Jia Yun would fulfill this promise, because Jia Yun is likely to be promoted to prince when she returns to Beijing this time.
Jia Yun smiled faintly: "I remember that you told me that Feixue Niang told you repeatedly before she died of illness that Feixue should not be allowed to be a concubine in the future? You also said that it was inconvenient to violate Feixue Niang's words.
Last words?"
Li Danbai was immediately embarrassed.
Jia Yun then said: "Now it seems that you really felt that my status as the king was not worthy of taking Feixue as my concubine. Later, because of my status as a concubine, you asked Feixue to come to the capital to find me."
Li Danbai was even more embarrassed.
Jia Yun said: "In addition to the five thousand taels of gold that you asked Feixue to give to me, are you willing to give me another fifteen thousand taels of gold? If you are not willing, I will give up on accepting Feixue."
Li Danbai: "..."
Five thousand taels of gold, plus fifteen thousand taels of gold, the total is twenty thousand taels of gold, which is two hundred thousand taels of silver!
When Xue Baochai married Jia Yun as a princess, he only brought a dowry worth 150,000 taels of silver. Now he wants to make Li Feixue his concubine, but he wants Li Danbai to take 200,000 taels of silver.
Haha, Jia Yun is willing to accept Li Feixue as a concubine, not only for Li Feixue himself, but also for Li Danbai's million-dollar fortune!
After hesitating for a while, Li Danbai nodded: "Your Majesty, I am willing!"
Jia Yun smiled with satisfaction: "That's very good. Remember, you know this and I know it. If Feixue knows about it, if it spreads, it will cause great damage to my reputation, and I will never spare you."
Taking in a great beauty like Li Feixue, and getting two hundred thousand taels of silver all at once, and being able to continue to use the Li family's property in the future, in Jia Yun's opinion, this matter is really not a loss.