Zhu Gaotian had just woken up when he heard the good news brought by the Hussars General. Zhu Gaotian thought over and over again about the strategy Su Wu presented this morning. Although it had certain risks, it was completely feasible.
This made Zhu Gaotian feel very good.
"Your Majesty, the spirit of those two people has been shaken. I believe it won't be long before they surrender and beg for mercy!"
Several lieutenants in the camp spoke. This was one of the few opportunities for them to talk to the Ming Emperor. If they took this opportunity to express themselves well and were favored by the emperor, their lives would be prosperous and their prospects would be unlimited!
"Aren't they tamed yet? That's fine, just ignore them."
Through the locations where opium poppies are grown, only the lowest levels of the Yan family or other forces behind it can be found, and it is difficult to reach the real core personnel.
But Yan Hao and Cai were different. They could talk to the minds of these rebellious officials and traitors.
Originally, Zhu Gaoxi wanted to use them to wipe out all the forces behind it, but after Su Wu's analysis, he found that it was no longer necessary.
"Inform me of my order and ask Su Wu to change into casual clothes and come to me. Then you can find a few strong and strong people to change into casual clothes and follow me!"
Zhu Gaoying was in a very happy mood today. He had been visiting the wealthy families in the south a few days ago, but did not appreciate the scenery of western Sichuan.
This time is a good time to appreciate the cultural environment of Western Sichuan, and also to examine how local officials and people live.
Not long after, Su Wu came to Zhu Gaoyan's camp wearing casual clothes, with two sergeants in casual clothes behind him.
Zhu Gaoding himself had already changed into casual clothes and said to Su Wu with a smile,
"General Escort and Cavalry led a group of soldiers to destroy the stronghold early this morning. Moreover, the journey was long and bumpy. It is also time for the soldiers to take a good rest."
"How about today, you and I go to the people in western Sichuan to find out how the people live?"
But who would have expected that Su Wu would disagree with Zhu Gaoyan very inappropriately.
"Your Majesty, the court cannot live without your Majesty for a day, and our Ming Dynasty cannot live without Your Majesty for a day!"
"Yang Shiqi is currently supervising the country. Your Majesty has just registered. The court has not yet completely stabilized. Yang Shiqi alone may not be able to control the court. Your Majesty needs to return quickly!"
"An Xin, Su Aiqing, and Yang Shiqi's abilities are obvious to both you and me. The deterrent I used to purge the court before is still the same. Now if I don't return to the court for a month, the court will be safe and sound!"
Zhu Gaoying didn't care about Su Wu's objection, but was very pleased to have such a loyal minister by his side.
"What's more, this civilian trip to western Sichuan will not take long. Once the army officers and soldiers have recovered their strength, we will quickly return to the DPRK!"
Seeing that Zhu Gaotian had made up his mind, Su Wu did not continue to dissuade him.
Towards evening, Zhu Gaoying and Su Wu came to a small inn in Hanshou County.
After all, western Sichuan is all mountainous and the roads are rugged. Even in this era, it is still quite difficult to walk.
"How many guests are there? Are they top-notch? Or are they staying in a hotel?"
"There are four of them in total!"
Upon hearing this, the waiter in the shop found that none of the four people had local accents, and although these four people were dusty, the noble temperament revealed by the mountain made them no longer ordinary people at first glance.
This is a big deal!
"Okay, the store happens to have two good guest rooms. I wonder how long you guys will stay there?"
"Three days, let's stay here for three days first!"
Zhu Gaoying thought for a moment and concluded that three days should be enough.
"Okay, two first-class guest rooms for three days, totaling five taels and six cents of silver. I'll give you a zero and I'll charge you five taels of silver!"
After the waiter finished speaking, the sergeant behind Zhu Gaotian took the silver and handed it into his hand.
Zhu Gaotian, on the other hand, chatted with the waiter very kindly:
"The store owner is very good at doing business. No wonder there are so many people here, but the other inns we passed along the way were all deserted."
"Hey, sir, isn't it because the business has been hard to do in recent years because of the bad times, that's why the boss has let us do this!"
The waiter in the shop weighed the money in his hand, it was very heavy, and then continued with a smile.
"A few years ago, if we dared to do this and wipe out zeros for customers at will, the boss would not kill us with a knife!"
As he was talking, the waiter started complaining again.
"We have suffered a lot in the past few decades. We had just driven away the Yuan people and we were recuperating. Not long after, there was a civil war among the major vassals, and then some foreigners took the opportunity to plunder our money."
"Finally, we have finally looked forward to a relatively peaceful period. Then King Qi, who is now Your Majesty, pacified the major clans in the south. We were originally oppressed by the clans, but we can't live in peace!"
When the waiter said this, Su Wugang behind Zhu Gaoding wanted to shout loudly, but Zhu Gaoding stopped him and asked him to listen to what the waiter said first.
"No, not long after things settled down, the late emperor passed away. We here have been in fear for a long time. We don't know when a new evil will appear."
"It has to be those officials. No matter whether it is wars for years or floods and earthquakes, they all enjoy the spicy food. Unlike us, who get frightened at the slightest disturbance."
"Oh, prosperous, the people are suffering, but the people are suffering, it's miserable!"
Zhu Gaotian also followed the waiter's words and sighed.
"Isn't it? I..."
But after the waiter flipped the silver coin a few more times, he immediately stopped talking and looked at Zhu Gaoding and the others with somewhat frightened eyes.
"Guests, I was too talkative just now, please come upstairs!"
The waiter suddenly buried his head very low and did not dare to look directly at Zhu Gaoyan. Su Wu and the others did not chat about anything, but led them to the two upper rooms very neatly.
"Little brother, why don't you speak?"
Facing the waiter's change, Su Wu was also a little curious, but when the waiter heard Su Wu's words, he trembled all over and waved his hands quickly.
"You were too talkative just now. If you guys can use the little place for anything, just say hello. Your meals will be here soon!"
Sweat broke out on the waiter's forehead, and the hand holding the ingot of silver began to turn blue.
At this moment, he had begun to regret what he had just said.
Because the silver in his hand is different from the silver used by other guests!
The money given by these guests just now was actually official silver!