Until it was dark, they actually ran to the foot of Xinzhou City in one breath. At this time, the team finally reached its limit, and Chang Yu ordered to rest on the spot.
"Eunuch Chang, are you sleeping in the open air like this along the way?" Seeing that Chang Yu did not go into the city and rested in the fields outside the city, Zhou Yuji asked a little surprised.
"When you are given a great responsibility, you must first work hard and work hard on your muscles and bones." Chang Yu smiled slightly and glanced around: "These personal guards of the emperor have been living comfortably for too long. I am afraid that their bones will become soft. It is time to practice."
Then he looked at Zhou Yuji and joked: "Is it possible that Brother Zhou complained about our poor hospitality and asked you to stay in the wilderness overnight?"
Zhou Yuji laughed loudly when he heard this: "I have been in the army for decades, and it has become commonplace to eat and sleep in the open. To be honest, if you don't live this hard life for a few days and feel uncomfortable all over, there is nothing you can do, you are born with a bad fate!"
Chang Yu laughed loudly: "Actually, our family also has a low life!"
The two held hands and laughed.
"Factory Supervisor, we saw people and horses resting in front of us!" At this moment, Zheng Xingguo came on horseback.
Well, Chang Yu thought for a while and then asked: "He Chengxin Department or Yang Zhenwei Department?"
In my memory, He Chengxin stayed outside Datong that night and set off early in the morning, while Yang Zhenwei sent out his troops in the afternoon, but at their peak physical strength it was possible to surpass He Chengxin's troops.
"Yang Zhenwei's department, but Yang Zhenwei is not here, only his troops and horses are here," Zheng Xingguo added.
Chang Yu nodded. Sure enough, the money was so exciting. He Chengxin and Yang Zhenwei went all out to earn the five hundred taels of silver. They both set out a day and night ahead of him, but he had all the cavalry to catch him outside Xinzhou City.
The stragglers were running really fast!
On the way before, Chang Yu had informed Zhou Yuji about the deployment of troops in Xuanda University, and even did not hide the matter of killing Jiang Yu, so when he heard that the army was in front of him, Zhou Yuji was not surprised, but raised his eyebrows.
: “Would you like to take a look?”.
Chang Yu smiled and said, "Brother Zhou, are you going to reward me?" He knew that Zhou Yuji was a well-known lover of soldiers.
"Running around like this may damage my roots." Zhou Yuji sighed, but he also knew that he was forced by the situation to do this.
Chang Yu put away his smile, got up and mounted: "Let's go and have a look."
Being a soldier in ancient times was considered to be the lowest level profession. It was a miserable life. If not forced by life, no one would take the initiative to join the army. The blade of a knife licks blood, and one could lose one's life at any time. In addition, one's income is low, let alone supporting a family.
Even if my life is pretty good, otherwise I wouldn't have traveled all night from Datong to this place just for a mere two taels of silver.
But compared with only four taels of salary a year to come to the place, they felt that it was worth it even if they broke their legs.
Of course, material condolences are the most heartwarming, but spiritual support is also important sometimes, as at this time.
These fallen soldiers were exhausted and even a little desperate. They thought that they would not be able to reach Taiyuan as scheduled and their two taels of silver would be wasted. Wouldn't they have suffered in vain?
Just when they were worrying about gains and losses, they suddenly heard that the factory supervisor of the Dongchang Factory and the Shanxi General Soldier had arrived, and they were instantly frightened again. This time they would inevitably be punished.
Unexpectedly, what happened was completely unexpected. Although the commander-in-chief kept a dark face, his words were very gentle. What was even more surprising was that the young factory supervisor kept smiling shyly and chatting with the soldiers, asking them to do so from time to time.
Pay attention to the cold, take care of your health, and make it clear that as long as they can get to Taiyuan, they will be rewarded with silver coins!
Hearing the news, the soldiers immediately cheered, and their original displeasure was wiped away. They were the team responsible for the baggage, and their speed was not as fast as those of the lightly armed vanguard troops. If they arrived according to the unified time requirements, they would have suffered a loss.
Chang Yu chatted casually with the soldiers over there. After all, Zhou Yuji was an ancient and a commander-in-chief. At the same time, he was too old to let himself go like him. He still had to maintain his airs and just stood aside and silently watched Chang Yu walking among the soldiers.
Go, eyes becoming more and more confused, is this person really the factory director of Dongchang...
The servants made a fire to cook and feed the horses, and the soldiers gathered in groups to warm themselves and chat. Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji stood around the fire and stared at the dark night sky in silence.
"This is just a mountain nest." Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh for a while. The Xinzhou City in front of him actually stood in a basin surrounded by mountains.
Zhou Yuji hummed and pointed to the northeast: "But there is a famous mountain over there, have you heard of Mount Wutai?"
Chang Yu nodded and smiled slightly: "It's a Buddhist holy place."
"Eunuch Chang, do you believe in Buddhism?" Zhou Yuji asked, sitting upright and looking at Chang Yu.
"Why do you believe in him? Can you believe in him to protect our Ming Dynasty's eternal foundation, or to make the traitor army self-destruct?" Chang Yu curled his lips.
Zhou Yuji shook his head slightly and smiled bitterly without saying a word.
"Monks in prosperous times, Taoist priests in troubled times, and foreigners are not good products." Chang Yu sighed, leaned back, and lay down.
"how do I say this?"
Zhou Yuji narrowed his eyes.
"You can figure it out yourself." Chang Yu chuckled without saying a word.
Half an hour later, the team set off, and the straggler soldiers from Yang Zhenwei's department also set off together. However, they were no match for Chang Yu's riding force and were quickly left behind.
After last night's attack, Chang Yu's strength had not recovered and he no longer tried his best to resist the bitter cold, so he and Zhou Yuji got into the carriage. After chatting for a while, the two fell asleep soon after.
It was late at night and the wind was cold. The soldiers bundled themselves up tightly and hurried on. Apart from the sound of horseshoes and wheels, they could only hear the occasional scolding of mules and horses.
Along the way, we encountered many stragglers, groups of soldiers, some gritting their teeth and insisting on going, while others were warming themselves by the roadside for a while. Upon inquiry, they found not only Yang Zhenwei's troops, but also He Chengxin's troops, and more and more people were coming.
South, the more you encounter.
It was getting light and Chang Yu woke up, only to see Zhou Yuji leaning against the car window, staring outside in a daze. Hearing the noise, he glanced at Chang Yu and said, "We're almost to Yangqu."
Good guy, the speed of this road is not slow. Chang Yu was a little surprised. Yangqu is in Zhili County of Taiyuan Prefecture, and Shanxi has the Command Department. The headquarters of the Shanxi Chengxuan Envoy Department are all here, and it is only five or six miles away from Taiyuan.
Ten miles away.
"Send the order, go to Quyang to rest, and try to arrive in Taiyuan at noon." Chang Yu shouted, jumped out of the car to relieve himself, but was so cold that he grinned and looked back at the coachman Fang San who was waiting for him by the roadside. He couldn't help but
He sighed: "San, it's so comfortable to be in the palace. You have to come out and be treated like this. Look at how cold I am. Will your sweetheart still recognize you after returning to the palace?"
Fang San sat at the front of the car and licked his chapped and bloodshot lips, straightened his hat and said with a smile: "I just want to follow the factory supervisor and go out and experience a lot. I can still bear the cold!"
"Hey, do you have such a heart?" Chang Yu got on the car and said, "I really regret not killing that beast and making you a tiger skin coat."
"Brother, didn't you say that the tiger skin was used to make leather clothes for me?" Chunxiang, who had been accompanying the car, laughed out loud.
Chang Yu rolled his eyes: "If you encounter a tiger or wolf again, I will kill you and stew whip soup to warm you up, everyone has a share!
Everyone laughs.
It was daybreak, Chang Yu was no longer sleepy, and Zhou Yuji were leaning on the car windows and looking at the scenery outside. It looked like a desolate winter day, like the Ming Dynasty.
Outside Quyang City, Chang Yu got off the car and looked into the distance, unable to help but smile. Especially when he looked at the two people running towards him, his smile grew even stronger.
Although they set off one day and night apart, Chang Yu finally caught up with He Chengxin and Yang Zhenwei outside Quyang City, fifty miles away from Taiyuan.
The two of them looked tired but could not hide their joy. They all bowed to Chang Yu. He Chengxin, in particular, was extremely shocked. A few days ago, this young man who claimed to be the eunuch of Dongchang in Xuanfu suddenly turned into Dongchang.
Factory Supervisor.
Chang Yu introduced Zhou Yuji to the two of them. In terms of qualifications, the two of them were no more than a general and a deputy general. Zhou was the commander-in-chief of the army. Although he was not directly under the jurisdiction, he still had the highest military position. In addition, he saw that Chang Yu and Zhou had a close relationship through words, so the two could not help each other.
Dare to be rude.
"General Zhou is in charge of the military affairs in Taiyuan. You two have been ordered to come to the rescue. We will work together, but you need to get closer. The battle in Taiyuan depends on three people." Chang Yu pointed out in one sentence who is the boss and who needs to be obedient.
"At the end of the day, only General Zhou is following the lead." He Chengxin and Yang Zhenwei hurriedly expressed their condolences to Zhou Yuji in front of Chang Yu, and Zhou Yuji returned the favor with clasped fists.
"General Yang Shen, do you know that Jiang Yu has been decapitated?" Chang Yu suddenly said something, which made Yang Zhenwei a little confused.
"Jiang, what happened to General Jiang?" He sent out troops on the afternoon of the day Chang Yu was assassinated, and he rushed all the way without knowing what happened next.
"Jiang Quan's collaboration with the enemy was discovered by Dongchang. When he jumped over the wall in a hurry, he actually assassinated the governor and the commander of the Jinyi Guards, Mr. Wu. The day before yesterday, he was chopped down by the governor in the street in Datong!"
Chang Yu spoke calmly, but kept staring at Yang Zhenwei. Historically, Jiang Yu was actually killed by him, and it was not out of righteousness. It was just because Jiang Yu was extremely extravagant and didn't care about the lives of his subordinates, so he forced Yang Zhenwei to kill him.
Yang Zhenwei was stunned for a moment, muttering something in his mouth from time to time, but then he came to his senses: "Mr. Factory Supervisor, although the general is in Mr. Jiang... the general has nothing to do with this matter!" He was about to kneel down.
Hahaha, Chang Yu laughed, stretched out his hand to stop him, looked at the frightened Yang Zhenwei, and patted his shoulder: "If you are implicated, how can you still stand and talk to our family at this time? Jiang Yu himself is guilty.
, I deserve to die, I am a clear-minded person and will never do any crime involving innocent people!"
"Factory Supervisor is wise." Although it was a cold day, Yang Zhenwei was also sweating coldly. Hearing Chang Yu's words, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but he felt that the world had changed so much. Jiang Yu, who was the commander-in-chief of the city a few days ago, was now
He went to the ground to become a ghost.
"Follow General Jiang and work hard. The Taiyuan battle is about to happen, but it is also the time to make a contribution. The position of General Datong is still vacant." Chang Yu looked at Yang Zhenwei and smiled slightly. The guy's eyes suddenly lit up, but He Chengxin on the side also said
I couldn't help but lick my lips.
"There are rewards for merit and punishments. I am ordered to supervise military affairs. The rewards and punishments are clear. I will not wrong anyone or owe anyone anything." Chang Yu said calmly with his hands behind his back and looking at Yangqu City in the distance.
The faces of He and Yang behind him were filled with joy, while Zhou Yuji still had a dark face.
In fact, at this time, Chongzhen's imperial edict to supervise military affairs had not arrived at all. He just said it casually, but it had a hidden meaning. It would not be an exaggeration to say it was a warning.
As for the suspicion of counterfeiting, Eunuch Chang never cared about it. When he left the palace, he was just a small eunuch who was in charge of rituals. He dared to pretend to be from the Dongchang. When he arrived in Datong, he directly became the factory supervisor. At this point, pretending to be the supervisor is no big deal. In fact
Chongzhen sent him out of the capital to conduct secret inspections of military affairs, but one was doing it secretly and the other was on stage.
After a short nap, everyone set off immediately. Although they were exhausted from traveling all night, there was only about fifty miles in front of them, so there was no need to drag, and it was better to reach the terminal in one go.