As the night progressed, the grand banquet originally prepared by the Governor's Mansion was not served. The servants only bought a few side dishes and brought them to Lord Wei's study.
Not long after, a team of more than 2,000 people arrived at the governor's office and blocked several nearby streets. Among the two thousand teams, there were 300 eunuch troops and 200 Tengxiang guards. The remaining 1,500 people were
He is a local soldier from Datong.
If you ask how Chang Yu could mobilize the people in the military camp without Jiang Gu's order, the reason is very simple, because he has the amulets of Jinyiwei and Dongchang, and more importantly, he has silver, cash!
With two thousand men and horses guarding him at all levels, even if Jiang Quan wanted to rebel, it would not be that easy. Moreover, the largest military camp, the Western Camp, was blocked by Tang Potian at this time, and no one was allowed to enter.
There is another reason. Datong City originally claimed to have 50,000 soldiers, but Yang Zhengwu took away 20,000 soldiers in the evening. After all the empty water was taken away, it would be good to have more than 10,000 soldiers at this time. In addition, Chang Yu secretly used both kindness and power, and Jiang
There are very few people who want to be mobilized.
I don’t know what Jiang Quan was doing at this time, but in the study of Wei Jingyuan in the governor’s mansion, three people were plotting how to kill him.
"Do you think Jiang Yu will leave the city tonight and escape?" Wu Mengming asked with a smile.
"No!" Chang Yu responded immediately: "First, he has no leverage in our hands. Second, Datong is his territory and he is confident. Third, he doesn't believe what the imperial court will really do to him at this time. Fourth,
He thinks what happened tonight is just a personal grudge against me. In short, he will pretend that nothing happened tonight."
"No wonder those thieves didn't pursue us when they saw us escaping just now. They were just afraid that if we were not careful, we would take advantage of them alive. This thief Jiang Gan is really cautious!" Wu Mengming said fiercely.
It was late at night, and there were no lights in the governor's mansion.
There are patrols holding torches walking back and forth in the streets outside the mansion from time to time. Although it is cold late at night, the soldiers can't hide their joy. After all, everyone will receive one or two pieces of silver tomorrow. Thinking about it makes me happy, especially the local soldiers.
I was speculating in my heart, it was rumored that the people in Jinyiwei and Dongchang were so damn bad. How could it be different from the rumors? It was so real, cash in hand.
That's right, Chang Yu spent two thousand taels in protection fees for that night!
It was daybreak, and it was already seven or eight o'clock when Chang Yu got up. It was not because he was lazy, but because the pain last night was unavoidable for a while, and the pain did not disappear until the early morning, which was when he opened his eyes.
After washing up, a servant brought breakfast. Just after finishing it, Wu Mengming and Wei Jingyuan came to greet me.
The soldiers outside the mansion have been withdrawn, and the Tengxiang guards and eunuch troops who were on duty last night have been replaced by Tang Potian's mansion guards.
"Nothing happened, right?" Chang Yu drank some tea to clear his mouth.
"If I don't hear about him, Jiang Yu can't hold his breath," Wu Mengming sneered.
"Sir, the Commander-in-Chief wants to see you!" At this moment, the housekeeper of the Wei Mansion hurriedly arrived. Wu Mengming almost spit out his tea. What a coincidence.
Wei Jingyuan and Chang Yu looked at each other and then asked him to come in calmly.
"Hey, Sir Wei, the emperor's personal guards are actually patrolling the outside of the house for you. Is this considered an overstep?" Not long after, Jiang Gan's teasing voice came from outside.
"General Jiang, please don't say this nonsense. I don't dare commit the crime of deceiving the emperor. Eunuch Chang and Mr. Wu stayed at the house yesterday. These personal guards are here to protect the two adults." Wei Jingyuan's face did not change.
He stood up to greet him, even with a smile on his face.
"Ah, Eunuch Chang, Mr. Wu stayed here yesterday. I thought he was resting in the military camp yesterday, so he sent someone to pick him up at the camp. However, he was told that no one was allowed to enter the military camp. He even thought that the two adults were inside.
"Here." Jiang Gan looked surprised, and then saluted Chang Yu and Wu Mengming, as if he really didn't know they were here.
Chang Yu smiled slightly and clasped his fists in return: "Yesterday I was preparing to rest in the military camp, but unexpectedly I was attacked by thieves in the city. I had no choice but to take refuge in the governor's mansion. The guards outside were just in case. Mr. Jiang, this
Is Datong City so chaotic?".
"Ah, this happened. Have the two adults been hurt?" Jiang Yan looked concerned, but then his face showed anger: "It's really abominable, who is so bold to break ground on the two adults, and will look back later."
To investigate, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you still have to give an explanation to the two adults."
"We are also curious. We are new here, who did we offend?" Chang Yu sneered and rolled his eyes.
Jiang Wan raised his eyebrows: "I'm afraid Eunuch Chang doesn't know that there are many gangs in Shanxi, and Datong is no exception. There are gang fights in the city from time to time. Could it be that a certain gang set up an ambush and accidentally wanted Eunuch Chang and others to enter by mistake, so that... ahem, but no matter
How can everything be turned upside down at this moment?”
"It's time to investigate carefully." Chang Yu sighed: "Our family is cheap, and it doesn't matter if we are lucky, but if Mr. Wu makes a mistake, Dinosaur Yan will be furious, and the consequences will be disastrous."
Wu Mengming immediately snorted, rolled his eyes, and looked indignant. This guy is the best supporting actor and can take on any role.
Hearing this, Jiang Quan hurriedly approached Wu Mengming and accused him repeatedly, asking for help, but Wu Mengming looked arrogant and ignored him.
"Eunuch Chang, I heard that yesterday you, Mr. Wei and Mr. Wu went to Prince Dai's Mansion and borrowed food and salary. Is it true?" After being pretentious for a while, Jiang Quan sat down and raised this topic.
"General Jiang is quite well informed. Yes, I borrowed it and got it!" Chang Yu said.
"Eunuch Chang is amazing." Jiang Quan held out his thumb with admiration on his face: "I actually got the money I owed Datong for..."
"I'll pay you back later."
"Great, now the sergeants have finally come to an end." Jiang Gan looked happy, raised his palms, and thanked Chang Yu: "I would like to thank Eunuch Chang, Lord Wei, and Lord Wu on behalf of those soldiers."
Chang Yu secretly cursed at this ridiculous dramatist, but he smiled and was polite.
"Sir, Mr. Wang, the Governor of Xuanda, came to see you, but was stopped by the guards outside." The housekeeper came to report again at this time, and Wei Jingyuan hurriedly asked.
Chang Yu and Wu Mengming looked at each other. It was such a coincidence that they both rushed together.
As soon as they heard that Wang Jimo was coming, Wei Jingyuan and Jiang Quan hurried out of the house to greet him in person. After all, Lao Wang was their immediate boss and the etiquette must not be lost. As soon as they walked out of the hall, only Chang Yu and Wu Mengming were left.
"Jiang Gouduan is extremely disgusting, so hypocritical, he really acts like he doesn't know anything," Wu Mengming said harshly.
Chang Yu smiled: "The weather is so nice today, why bother with a dead man? There is no reason to spoil the fun."
Wu Mengming sneered.
While the two were talking, they heard a noise in the outer hall. Soon they saw a white-faced old man in his fifties or sixties, slightly fat and of medium height, walking quickly into the lobby, followed by Wei Jingyuan and Jiang Yu. Needless to say, this person was Xuanda.
Governor Wang Jimo.
"Master Wu, I'm so polite to you. The day before yesterday, Zaiyang and I were too busy with official duties to go out of the city to greet you. But after I finished my duties, I informed you that Master Wu had left. I'm ashamed, ashamed, and disrespectful."
As soon as Wang Jimo entered the lobby, he took a quick glance and ran straight to Wu Mengming. Although he had never seen the commander of the Jin Yiwei, there were only two people in the hall. Chang Yu looked like a white-faced young man, which did not match the identity of the commander of the Jin Yiwei.
Wu Mengming smiled faintly, stood up and clasped his fists: "Governor Wang is polite, I have official business, so I can't go to the city to pay a visit to Governor Wang, so we have to make an appointment here."
In terms of official rank, the commanders of Jinyiwei are only of the third rank, the governors are all of the second rank and from the first rank, and the governors are from the second rank. Even the general soldiers had no rank in the Ming Dynasty, but they were still equivalent to the second and third rank officials. To put it bluntly, in the lobby
Except for Chang Yu, all of them are higher than Wu Mengming in terms of grade.
However, the reality is so cruel. These people have to call themselves lower officials and junior generals in front of him. The reason is for no other reason than that he is a royal guard.
But after all, Wang Jimo was a second-rank official, Governor-General of Xuanda, so Wu Mengming still politely called himself his subordinate. This was already a great honor. In front of Wei Jingyuan and Jiang Yu, he still claimed to be the commander.
"Business matters, business matters." Wang Jimo smiled slightly and turned to look at Chang Yu: "This must be Mr. Chang from Dongchang. He is really a talented person. He is young and promising." Needless to say, Wei Jingyuan or Jiang Yu were on the way here just now.
We have been notified that there is such a person.
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, just cupped his hands.
In his heart, Wang Jimo scolded his mother, a dead eunuch, and it was really a show off.
"Governor Wang arrived as scheduled. It seems that the official business has been completed." Everyone sat down and Wu Mengming went straight to the topic. The official business he was talking about was naturally the matter that Chang Yu had asked Wang Jimo to prepare food and wages in his name in Yanghe.
Sure enough, when Wang Jimo heard this, he immediately grimaced and shook his head slightly: "Mr. Wu, you also know the current situation. The imperial court is in short supply of food and salary, and it only relies on borrowing money from everywhere to make a small salary. Within two days, I will ask the big family in Yanghe City to tell my grandpa and grandma.
We only borrowed 200 shi of grain, not to mention using it to support other places, but what we have in Yanghe is not enough.”
"Master Wang is the Governor of Xuanda. He is the Governor of the three towns regarding food, salary and military affairs. He cannot share the worries of the imperial court, and he cannot solve the problems of the soldiers. Frankly speaking, he has derelict in his duties."
Chang Yu's indifferent words immediately shocked everyone in the hall. These words were merciless and a direct slap in the face. The most important thing was that they were said in a tone of guilt that made Wang Jimo's face look a little angry.
"What Eunuch Chang said..." Wang Jimo was about to speak with a dark face, but at this moment the housekeeper of the Wei Mansion hurried over again: "Master, Master, the imperial edict is here, the imperial edict is here!"
Damn, even Chang Yu was shocked now, what happened today, why are they happening one after another?
"Hurry up and get my official uniform." Wei Jingyuan stood up in a hurry, and the housekeeper hurried away. You must know that receiving an imperial edict is a solemn and sacred matter. It is not something you can just kneel down when the imperial edict comes. You must clean your hands or clean your hands.
Change into official uniform.
After Wei Jingyuan had just washed his hands and changed into his official uniform, he saw several eunuchs who were delivering orders hurriedly walked to the lobby. Before they could speak, everyone felt that something was wrong.
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