With a muffled sound, Jiang Chen and Cen Er separated. Cen Er was stabbed in the chest and abdomen, almost incised. He looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief, then at Ye Qing, and slowly fell to his knees, falling with a loud bang.
He fell to the ground, his whole body twitching, and a large amount of blood flowed out.
Ye Qing came to Cen Er's body, took a look at it, and saw that this man's luck was quickly disappearing, and sighed, "Why don't you understand the thought of life and death?"
His words were profound. Zhong Qingliang stared blankly at the battlefield. When he met Ye Qing's gaze, he froze, the muscles on his face twitched, and his eyes were a little gloomy.
At this time, the sound of killing gradually stopped, but the Ye Family Army's men all sat down on the ground after the battle, their minds went blank. Looking at the battlefield littered with corpses in front of them, many people vomited.
The following took control of the mountain stronghold and took inventory of the battlefield. In this battle, one hundred and fifty-one bandits were killed, while only eleven of our own were killed and fifty were injured.
They also captured 200 men and more than 500 women, children and elderly people.
Zhou Fengfei ran over and shouted: "Master, look quickly"
Ye Qing listened and went in. When he arrived in a room, he saw several boxes. Once he opened them, everyone around him was shocked. They were filled with gold bars and silver ingots, all of them golden or shiny.
Ye Qing walked around, touched it, smiled coldly, and said: "No wonder he didn't surrender. With so much gold and silver, I'm afraid it's not less than 100,000 silver. I don't know how many big families colluded with him secretly, and how many families were robbed."
, maybe there is also a silver reward from the Northern Wei Dynasty."
After a pause, he said again: "After counting, this is our money."
Zhong Qingliang was startled: "Sir, this is not child's play, right? It's better to confiscate the money."
But his words were immediately stuck, and he was stared at by Ye Qing. Ye Qing didn't want to talk at all. He sneered and ignored Zhou Feng, saying to Zhou Feng: "The businessman who died in battle was a guest soldier. Although there are
The yamen will provide compensation, but I will still send three hundred taels of silver to each household. If you are willing, send a nephew over, and I will find a career for them in the future."
"Yes" Zhou Feng's eyes lit up and he responded loudly.
"It's the same in our army. For those who are killed in battle, I will pay fifty taels of silver and give each household five acres of land. You can write down the list and give it to me when you return.
"Yes" Jiang Chen's eyes lit up and he responded loudly.
Counting the gold and silver, everyone was smiling. Having these is worth the price.
But a moment later, someone reported again: "Sir, please take a look."
Everyone was startled, maybe there was still treasure. When they went over, they saw a warehouse full of food. When everyone entered next door, they saw it was full of weapons and armor.
Ye Qing's face was solemn, and he looked at it carefully, but it was a military weapon. After thinking for a moment, Ye Qing ordered the people at the gate: "You will count these and put them in a register, transport them all to the county government, and hand them over to the court for disposal."
After hearing this, Zhong Qingliang's eyes darkened and he looked at Ye Qing silently.
Ye Qing smiled slightly, he knew very well what could be taken and what could not be taken. It didn't matter if the money was taken, if someone took it, or even if it was taken by the fortress, the weapon must be handed over to the public to avoid suspicion.
After winning, Ye Qing went home and immediately rewarded him for his merits.
Every soldier who went on an expedition was rewarded with twenty taels of silver. Those who died in battle were brought back and buried. Each household was given fifty taels of silver and five acres of land.
All the ordnance discovered was carefully registered, and none of them was taken away but handed over to the imperial court.
After writing these, he handed them to Lu Shangjing: "What do you think of this?"
Lu Shangjing glanced at it, laughed suddenly and said: "My lord is wise."
"You can do whatever you think is appropriate. Which cottage is good? I've seen it. Thousands of acres have been developed. If we cultivate it carefully, we can create three thousand acres of mountain land, which is more than enough."
"It's just that I killed a lot of people, so I'm afraid it's not easy to comfort them in this stronghold."
"My lord, this is the matter of Xiangtian Hall. Yu Jingjing has his own regulations to deal with it. I am in charge of the overall situation. Ji Caizhu is a scholar and needs to be trained. He will be in charge of this matter in detail. It will not take three months."
, I will definitely give my lord a Yu Yu Jingjing answer."
"Okay, sir, I have nothing to worry about." Ye Qing laughed and felt relieved. To be honest, this was Lu Shangjing's value.
The next day, Ye Qing's official document was delivered to the Governor's Mansion.
Fan Shan was on duty that night, so when he saw that it was Ye Qing's document, he immediately took it and read it.
At first glance, the encirclement and suppression of the bandits in Qiben Mountain was a credit, which was fine. However, the thousands of newly discovered military weapons were identified as being given by the Northern Wei Dynasty, which was a big deal.
Immediately, he ordered the officials on duty to report to the governor immediately, sort it out himself, and then go.
The governor read the document and put it on the case, his face a little livid: "I have heard about the so-called Eight Tiger Generals in Qiben Mountain, but Pingshou County and Nancang County have always reported that there are only a hundred people in Piaogao, and their whereabouts are uncertain.
Therefore, we did not organize a large-scale encirclement and suppression campaign, but instead gathered thousands of people and even communicated with the Northern Wei Dynasty."
"This is just normal. If I respond at a critical moment, I'm afraid it will cause serious problems."
Fan Shan listened to the governor's dissatisfaction, swallowed his saliva, and smiled: "What the governor said is true, but you also know that such ruthless bandits have martial arts, and the county inspection departments cannot encircle and suppress them. If the trouble becomes big, no matter the county magistrate,
Even the prefect, both of them had improper test terms, and it has become like this ever since."
The governor thought for a moment and smiled helplessly: "That's what you said."
Then there was relevant information coming from other channels. I checked each one and saw one that mentioned the Zeng family's affairs. It was said that Ye Qing had killed the whole family without going through the law, or was too unruly.
The governor pondered for a moment and then wrote: "Since the Zeng family has been found to be harboring Northern Wei cavalry and secretly hiding soldiers and armor, according to the law, the nine clans are to be executed. The second-place Duke can't kill even one family, so why should he be so unruly? Instead, the rest of the clan will be punished.
I am exempted from this, but I can escape the death penalty, but I cannot escape the living crime. I am ordered to have all the houses confiscated within three generations and be exiled as slaves in the army."
After finishing writing, he put them together and looked through another copy. The governor thought about it carefully and commented: "I know what you said about the silver of the fortress. It's just that Ye Qing handed over the ordnance. This is a meritorious service and no loss in the major.
We can’t chill them, just let them take all the money, food and people in the village.”
After finishing writing, he leaned up and sighed, and handed the two copies to Fan Shan. Seeing Fan Shan reading, the Governor felt that the light was too dark and he was enough. However, Fan Shan was afraid that he could not see clearly, so he asked someone to order them again on the table.
Two candles.
The governor stood up, walked slowly, and sighed: "There is indeed a gap between Jinshi and fellow Jinshi. Although fellow Jinshi can practice Dharma, it is much more difficult, and there is no true teaching. How can they make a thousand miles like Jinshi?"
"Ye Qing was originally just a son of a small clan. Once he was promoted to Jinshi, he rose to great heights. You see, when he defeated the Zeng family in the first battle, he did not use Taoism, and twenty-three people died. However, when he attacked the Eight Tigers, Taoism was used.
, only eleven people were killed, what a huge difference this is.”
Fan Shan finished reading the approval document and said: "Your Excellency approves it very well, and I have no objections to it."
Then he said with a smile: "Your Majesty Governor, this is the price of the top two Jinshi. Especially the top three, who have the Yuan Dan given by the heaven and have become semi-immortal bodies, are even more unique."
As he spoke, he took out a document from his sleeve, unfolded it and laid it flat on the case: "Your Majesty Governor, Ye Qing and the above mentioned, want to attack the grassland and exterminate these small grassland tribes. In your opinion, this should not be done.
?”
The governor looked at it and frowned: "This is hundreds of miles away, what is Ye Qing thinking?"
"The idea is easy to guess. The first is to train troops and strengthen the Ye Clan. The second is to intimidate. Think about it. Killing the tribe and encircling and suppressing the Eight Tiger Generals will immediately shock the counties and counties. The Ye Clan will immediately rise. No one dares to despise it.
Yes, it will also be beneficial to the dumping of Zhuyeqing. This is Ye Qing’s selfish intention.”
"But for the imperial court, cutting off the internal support of the Northern Wei Dynasty and eliminating some of the Northern Wei's vanguards is not a small achievement." Fan Shan said calmly: "Look, several tribes nearby have migrated here in recent years.
The intention is self-evident.”
The governor frowned and thought for a long time, and did not speak for a while. Fan Shan then said again: "Actually, it is not difficult to guess what Ye Qing did. The Ye clan has 7,000 acres of land, and Ye Qing has purchased 10,000 acres of new land. It is all bad land. Although I heard that it has improved,
But according to field inspection, only cassava is grown now, so these 10,000 acres may only be converted into 5,000 acres."
"Thirteen thousand acres of land is just enough for other things, but it is a little less for Jinshi. I heard that the Five Virtues are about transportation, so it is normal to be a little anxious."
"According to my opinion, Ye Qing wants another 200 patrol battalions, but I can give them to him. The patrol battalion has not fought for many years, but it is about to see blood. It is just a good time to warm up."
"There is no need to reward officials for this achievement, but the main line of the Zeng family owns two thousand acres of land. It can be sold to Ye Qing at a fair price. What do you think?"
"Hmph, you are too partial to your students. The Five Virtues require luck. I know that, but all I have to do is serve as a court official.
"Given that he is ranked second in the rankings, he is afraid that he will reach my position in more than ten years. He can not only serve the country, but also reach the position of blue and purple. Is he afraid that he will not have the ability?"
Fan Shansu knew that the governor had a serious and profound nature, and felt that it was important to be loyal to the emperor and to be loyal to the emperor. Now that he had obtained a court official position and salary, he had to do something, so he was always a little dissatisfied. He had nothing to say, so he had to laugh and say nothing.
The governor got a little angry, wiped it with a towel, and then said: "Actually, two thousand acres is not a big deal, and these two hundred patrol camps are not a big deal either. You can give it to him, but will he push it too far?"
Fan Shan did not explain, but just said with a smile: "The ordnance that came in this time, according to the market price, is probably worth two hundred thousand taels of silver..."
Before the words were finished, the governor realized the situation and waved his hand: "Stop talking, I understand. Since this son can hand over this ordnance without hesitation, he must have a sense of propriety."
"That's all. The Zeng family's main land of 2,000 acres will be sold to him at a price of 50 taels per acre. He will be asked to pay it off in one lump sum. In addition, another 200 patrol battalions will be allocated to him."
As for someone reporting about Ye Qing's presentation of the flag, the two of them remained silent in a tacit understanding.
It is quite normal for a large family in the county to have one or two hundred private soldiers. This world is different from the earth. There is Taoism and destiny. There has never been a situation where hundreds of private soldiers messed up Chao Gang's affairs and they were tolerant.
A lot.
Finally, the governor stood up and looked into the distance with a twinkle in his eye. He wanted to say something but swallowed it back. He just waved his hands and sighed: "Look at what he did."