Chapter One Hundred and Twenty-Five The Fierce Revealed
To the west of Datong City are the vast mountains. In the distance, you can see the undulating side walls in the mountains. A group of more than a hundred people left the city from the Qingyuan Gate in the west of the city and rode straight to the west.
Chang Yu and Jiang Quan were galloping at the front, looking extremely elegant. Jiang Xuan, Han Lin and their confidants were following closely behind, more than ten meters away, and behind them were the servants.
But Cheng Ming and his more than 20 Tengxiang Guards seemed to be in low spirits. They stayed at the end of the team and followed several carriages leisurely. The carriages were filled with drinks and other dishes brought by Jiang Guan's servants.
As well as the utensils, of course I wanted to go out for a picnic and party.
"Look at him, he doesn't seem to be a good horseman. Could it be that he is still holding back?" Jiang Mingguang kept watching Chang Yu's every move in front of him.
"It's just that the mount is good, and it looks like a good horse in the palace. As for his riding skills, it is indeed not good. This can't be false. Besides, there is no one with superb riding skills in the palace, especially these eunuchs, who are doing everything
"With the rough work of serving the master, how can I have time to practice riding skills?" Jiang Xuan said.
"That's not entirely true. There is a horse supervisor in the palace who specializes in training horses. There are many masters of riding skills. Well, the Tengxiang guards behind are under the command of the horse supervisor. Look, who has worse riding skills than you?" Han Lin said softly, using
His eyes signaled everyone.
The Tengxiang Guards were born as Manchu and Mongolian refugees or are descendants of them. They are not only strong in body but also have superb riding skills. Otherwise, they would not have become a fighting chicken among the personal guards.
The western suburbs of the city were actually a wilderness, with no deep forests or shrubs, only gravel beaches. Even though the horse was riding around, there was not a single prey, let alone pheasants, rabbits, or even birds.
Chang Yu was a little disappointed: "General Jiang, it's such a barren land here. Why don't we go for a walk to the north of the city? The governor hunted a lot of game there when he came the day before yesterday."
"The factory supervisor doesn't know something. The alkaline land here is barren, so there are no wild birds. However, when we enter the mountain pass ahead, it is different. There are many rare treasures in the mountains, not just some chickens and rabbits, but also other rare birds.
"Encountered." Jiang Quan said while still facing the mountain pass in the west.
"That mountain pass leads to the five forts of the border wall?" Chang Yu asked, looking at the looming border wall in the distance.
"The five forts mentioned by the factory supervisor are actually on the Great Wall line more than fifty miles northwest of Datong. Each fort is twenty-five miles apart... To get there, it is closer to Yanghefu from the north of the city, but you can enter through this mountain pass.
We can also get there." Jiang Quan said with another look of admiration: "I never imagined that the factory governor would know the name of the small fort on the border here while he is in the capital."
Chang Yu chuckled: "It is the small forts on the border that connect to form the Great Wall of the Ming Dynasty. It is the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty who sacrificed their blood and lives to guard it. Only then can the capital be safe and the people be happy."
"Ahem, cough, cough, what the factory governor said is absolutely true." Jiang Yu was a little embarrassed and quickly changed the subject: "It's getting late, factory governor. Let's go into the mountains early and get some game to satisfy our hunger first."
Chang Yu nodded and went ahead, followed by Jiang Yu and others.
As soon as you enter the mountain pass, you will feel like two worlds. The mountains are high, the forests are dense, and the birds and animals are all dizzying. Chang Yu takes the lead and starts hunting on horseback, firing a hand crossbow in succession. However, the accuracy is not good, and it is difficult to hit one or two out of ten shots.
On the other hand, Jiang Quan was a military general after all. He drew his bow and set an arrow, and although it was exaggerated to say that he could pierce the Yangtze River at a hundred steps, his arrows were not missed. Every time, birds and beasts were killed by his strong bow.
Even his brothers and servants were all brave and brave. They chased him on horseback in the mountains and achieved great results. Chang Yu's eyes lit up with envy and Jiang Gan also looked proud.
"General Jiang, all of your servants are as brave as the frontier soldiers. They are really enviable," Chang Yu praised repeatedly.
There was a look of panic on Jiang Quan's face, because unlike the Tang and Song Dynasties, the Ming Dynasty was not allowed to raise private soldiers, but the rich and wealthy generals and noble generals played a word game. If they don't raise private soldiers, then they can support their families.
That's right, servants these days are actually private soldiers, and because they are well-fed and well-equipped, their combat power is not inferior to that of any army, or even far superior.
However, there are some things that cannot be said clearly, especially with Chang Yu's status. As soon as Jiang Yu opened his mouth, he was worried whether he would be labeled as such.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, these are just the general's servants. They usually take care of the manor and farm, and they only have a few ounces of energy. How can they be praised by the factory supervisor for their bravery?" Jiang Quan said with a fearful look.
Chang Yu smiled and said, "If you servants are only responsible for taking care of the manor and farming, look at the people in Tengxiang Guard who are only qualified to sweep the floor and sprinkle water." He pointed back.
The more than twenty Tengxiang Guards led by Cheng Ming had been following the team with low interest since they left the city, looking like they were lazily attending to their errands, as if they hadn't woken up.
Ever since they entered the mountain, Jiang Yu's men were all like tigers and wolves, howling and hunting. Cheng Ming and others still looked dead. Although they showed some signs, they also looked listless.
"I heard that they were on duty last night, so they probably didn't have enough sleep or rest," Jiang Quan said with a slight smile.
"General Jiang has inquired clearly. He even knew that they were on duty last night." Chang Yu smiled meaningfully. Jiang Quan was immediately startled and then explained: "The assassination of the factory director is such a big thing. What will happen next?"
"Can you investigate clearly? I just sent someone to investigate what happened last night in detail, and I accidentally learned about it."
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, and drove the horse forward slowly. Jiang Yu quickly patted the horse and followed, winking at Han Lin and others behind him from time to time. His servants were still hunting wild fields all over the mountains and plains.
The mountain road ahead turned a corner, and the field of view was out of sight, but he saw green smoke curling up. Before Chang Yu could speak, Jiang Gan looked confused: "Why are there fireworks?"
"It should be the villagers who light the fire to cook," Chang Yu said.
Jiang Gan shook his head: "I will pass this place several times in the future. There is a mountain col ahead, and there is no human habitation for more than ten miles nearby." He said, clapped his horse and drove off quickly, followed by Chang Yu.
When I turned around the mountain road, I suddenly saw a mountain col with steep peaks and dense forests. It was not suitable for riding a horse.
In the distance, black smoke was billowing in the forest, and a few figures could be seen making a fire and barbecuing.
"It turns out they are a few hunters," Jiang Quan said to himself, and then waved his hands to ask someone to drive them away, but Chang Yu stopped him: "We are all at peace with each other, why are we driving them away?"
"There is no reason to get in the way. Wouldn't it be bad if he accidentally gets hurt while hunting?" Jiang Quan wanted to ask someone to drive him away again.
Chang Yu laughed, looked at Jiang Yu with cold eyes and said, "General Jiang, do you want to kill me?"
Jiang Yan was not surprised at all. He lowered his head and smiled bitterly, then looked at Chang Yu: "What do you think, Mr. Factory Superintendent, what do you say?"
"Jiang Yu, if you have any sense of responsibility, will you admit that you did what happened last night?" Chang Yu yelled, which attracted the attention of Han Lin and others, who stopped and watched.
Jiang Yao smiled again: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, do you have any evidence?"
"No," Chang Yu said, "But you still want to kill me. The deep mountains and old forests here, inaccessible to people, are a good place to start, right? The reason why you wanted to drive away those hunters just now is because you don't want any witnesses to be present, right?"
Jiang Yan looked around, then nodded slowly: "It is indeed a good place!"
"Aren't you afraid that if you kill the governor and you can't explain it when you return to the city?" Chang Yu sneered.
"Hunting in the mountains is inherently risky. It is possible to be attacked by wild beasts, robbed and killed by thieves, and accidentally injured during hunting. Moreover, hunting was mentioned by the factory supervisor. Who will be responsible for the unfounded purpose? Even if there is joint responsibility for the poor protection,
, But will the Holy One blame me at this time?" Jiang Yu said calmly.
Indeed, Chang Yu nodded and asked, "Why do you want to kill me?"
After hearing this, Jiang Gan suddenly became excited: "Why should I kill you? It's not because you want to kill me! Since you have already suspected that what happened last night is related to me, and now you are in charge of the East Factory, how can you hold the power again?
Spare me!"
"I'm asking about what happened last night. At that time, I didn't have any murderous intention towards you, but why did you want to assassinate me?" Chang Yu looked at Jiang Quan and asked word by word, because he wanted to check the food and salary.
Something?"
"Why bother mentioning the past again? All we need to know is that you already have the intention to kill me now," Jiang Quan replied coldly.
"You want to strike first?" Chang Yu sneered.
"right!"
Jiang Xuan roared, and the servants who were scattered around immediately gathered around, and even Jiang Xuan and others began to draw their swords and bows!
"Are you sure you can kill me?" Chang Yu laughed!
"Absolutely sure." This time it was Jiang Quan's turn to sneer: "Although you claim to be an expert in fists and kicks, you are only working alone at this time. You think you are Zhang Yide, or you are counting on the twenty or so corpses behind you to save you!"
Pointing backward
The people he was talking about were naturally the twenty Tengxiang Guards led by Cheng Ming. They had been following the team, but now they saw changes and were further away, but they had not yet escaped.
Chang Yu smiled, then shook his head: "Jiang Yu, the person who wants to kill you is actually not the governor!"
Um? Jiang Yan was startled: "If it's not you, who is it?"
"It's him." Chang Yu reached out and pointed in the distance. Jiang Gan looked up and saw that the hunters had slowly walked out of the forest, pulled out their previously hidden mounts, got on their horses, and approached slowly.
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