After Lu Mingfeng left, Mu Tingyu returned to his pastoral garden.
He sat by the bonsai in the vestibule, thinking about it. This matter was difficult to solve, but it was actually easy to solve.
What you need is money.
Although the Mu family is expensive, they are not rich. They are richer than the wealthy businessmen in the market, but if they want to spend enough money to feed the army... then they have to break their muscles and move their property.
Since leaving Yong'an and arriving in Hejing, the entire property of Li Qian and his noble family has long been in ruins, and all their houses and shops have been given to "meritorious officials" by Song Zhiyi.
If we really talk about industry, how many industries are there?
After thinking for a long time, Mu Tingyu called the housekeeper and handed over a piece of paper he had just written on.
The butler took a look and his hands were shaking with fear: "Master, these shops are..."
"Sell it as soon as possible," Mu Tingyu closed his eyes and raised his hand to rub his forehead, "the sooner the better."
One more glance and he felt his heart bleed.
The housekeeper had no choice but to answer.
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From Daqiu Lake to the foot of Niuling Mountain, and then from Niutouling to Jianchungang and Puluwu, as well as the Guozhuang River Estuary.
From New Year's Eve to now, Xia Zhaoyi has been leading the Xia family army to travel east and west.
When passing Shuangpo Gorge, I encountered a huge wooden frame that had collapsed on the ground. It had been exposed to wind and sun for most of the year, and now in the harsh winter, it was withered, dehydrated, and severely cracked.
Xia Zhaoyi sat on the carriage and looked at the wooden frame on the ground. Yang Fugui and a few soldiers were chatting outside.
"What a big wooden frame."
"It was originally a street sign."
"Or a plaque hanging there? Could it be the archway here?"
"If it were used to hang plaques, the foundation would be very deep, but here it is shallow."
"The fracture over there looks like it was broken artificially."
…
Xia Zhaoyi listened calmly, looking at the big wooden frame. As the carriage moved forward, the wooden frame moved behind.
Du Xuan mentioned that Shen Lie and the others encountered the Guo family soldiers and horses here. This large wooden frame was not an archway or used to hang plaques, but to hang corpses.
What's embarrassing is that Shen Lie's subordinates are with him life and death.
In addition to Shuangpo Gorge, they also went to Anzhu Pass.
Six months ago, Song Zhiyi's Qiu Yu Battalion ambushed the Guo family here. The Guo family's troops suffered heavy casualties. It is said that only more than a hundred people were left alive to return to Zuilu.
There was no one to clean up the corpses of the secret guards at that time, but Zuilu Guo sent people back from behind to bury them one by one in coffins on the spot.
When Xia Zhaoyi and the others passed by, they saw a new cemetery to the south of Changlin Road. Under the setting sun, there were dead vines and old trees, and the crows were chirping.
Keep walking further ahead and you will find Drunken Deer, but Xia Zhaoyi had no intention of going there. She led people along Hetai Village to the mouth of Guozhuang River.
It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month that the scouts came to report that Li Qian's troops were finally arriving, and they were Li's cavalry.
Xia Zhaoyi asked how many people there were.
The scout replied: "As many as three thousand."
"There are so many," Xia Xingming said. "They were not even sure whether we would leave Huazhou, so they sent so many people, and the first thing they did was Li's cavalry. It seems they hate us."
"It's just right," Xia Junnan said happily, "Li's cavalry is regarded by them as an invincible soldier. If they attack them head-on, what will happen to them?"
The other veterans looked at him with stern expressions, and no one answered.
Although the Xia family's army is elite, no one dares to look down upon Li's cavalry.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled at the side: "Do you know which state or province Northeast Huazhou is in?"
"It's Songzhou," Xia Chuan said.
"Songzhou is Song Zhiyi's territory," Xia Zhaoyi said, "Shen Langjun and I were in Songzhou half a year ago. It was so miserable. We were hunted down and surrounded. We couldn't even stay in an inn at night.
The people in Jin Hongkang wanted us dead and forced us to sleep in the open and take precautions at every step. We could only walk through deep mountains and old forests. Thinking about it now, we still have a breath of bird air."
Birdy!
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and then stared at each other.
Although no one scolded them out loud, they all felt that the other party had taught the second young lady a bad lesson, and the second young lady also started to use foul language.
"Second Miss," Jian Jun Surong, "do you mean now that we are going to Songzhou?"
"Yes, let's go around Songzhou and disturb Song Zhiyi and Jin Hongkang. Do you think they will chase them out?"
"meeting."
The eyes of all the veterans were bright: "Second Miss, what do you mean, we are going to fight against each other?"
"Yes," Xia Zhaoyi said with a smile, "Jin Hongkang has an attack battalion that is modeled after Li's Iron Cavalry. Look, Li's Iron Cavalry is here, isn't it?"
Xia Junnan became more and more happy: "So, let's make a bet? Who wins and who loses?"
"You're still talking!" Xia Xingming immediately shouted, "Shut up."
The rest of the people gathered around and said, "I still want to teach the second lady a bad lesson."
"I must have learned that birdy attitude from you!"
…
On the evening of the 16th day of the first lunar month, the pass and border guards at Liuguili, Fushang County, Songzhou were stationed and patrolling as usual, but they suddenly encountered the greatest humiliation in their lives.
Xia Jiajun rushed in at once, and they were snatched away without any room to fight back. Everyone's clothes were stripped off, and they were all tied under a tree and formed into a big circle.
Afraid that they would be frozen, Xia Zhi ordered the newly recruited soldiers from the right battalion to fetch the quilts of these guards and cover their heads.
In front, Xia Zhaoyi led the soldiers of the Xia Family Army and had already attacked three miles away.
Crossing Liuguili, we went straight to Fushang County.
Before the soldiers in the camp in Nancheng, Fushang County knew what was happening, Xia Xingming came with eight hundred elite troops and attacked them.
Xia Xingming raised his gun and shouted: "Those who abandon their weapons and surrender will not be killed! Those who dare to resist..."
Before he finished speaking, a soldier rushed up with a weapon.
Xia Xingming thrust his spear straight into the air and lifted the soldier up with great brute force.
"This is the end!" Xia Xingming shouted, his voice full of anger, like thunder roaring.
At the same time, Xia Junnan, Jian Jun and others were watching in amazement as their second young lady climbed up the city wall neatly, and with a deft somersault, she landed softly and lightly on the city wall with the strength of her waist.
Soon, the city gate was opened.
Jian Jun raised his hand and shouted: "Come on!"
Under the dark night, hundreds of cavalry and the soldiers from the left and right camps who followed behind quickly ran towards the city gate.
Xia Zhaoyi was waiting at the city gate. When her mount was brought, she raised her hand to hold the reins, flexed her muscles, and rolled onto her side.
The first people to go were the major government offices in the city.
Xia Zhaoyi said that she and Shen Lie were "miserable", which was a bit of a joke, but at that time the entire Fushang County was indeed in a serious and crisis situation.
When they left, the security was extremely tight. For this reason, Shen Lie and Lin Zhonghu went out in disguise.
Little did they know that at that time, when she was waiting for them to come out outside the city, she felt uneasy and uneasy like never before.
But it was also at that time that she accidentally saw Tao Yinhe disguised as an old farmer outside the city.
Later, Tao Yinhe led his troops to Huazhou to fight against Wuqu, but was accidentally hit and beaten by Shen Lie, so he got the letter written by Zhao Kuang to complain.
Everything is really wonderful, it turns out that we met so early.
