After finishing his business, he brushed off his clothes and left. Although the leisurely days in De County made Chang Yu forget to leave, but since Anqing had been recovered, it was necessary to carefully discuss whether the army should advance or retreat. Since there was nothing to do here, he should leave as soon as possible.
He arrived quietly and left without any fanfare. It was not that Chang Yu kept a low profile, but that he had to keep a low profile.
If it was time to leave at dawn, the gentry and common people in the city would beat gongs and drums and send them to the Yaodu River. To be honest, soldiers were also qualified to enjoy this kind of courtesy, and Chang Yu did not reject it, but... the things he wanted to take away were shady.
That's right, it was the people's wealth that Jiang Yitao collected for Wang Yi'en. In addition to returning some to the squires, he also had nearly one hundred thousand taels, equivalent to six to seven hundred kilograms in today's money, which would have to load several large carriages.
When you arrived, you rode dozens of horses, and when you left, you loaded up several large carts. You also said that there was no money in the city. Wasn't this a slap in the face to yourself, or was it that you were treating others as stupid?
The reputation you just earned with so much effort can be hacked back by yourself in the blink of an eye.
Therefore, we had to leave quietly. Before dawn, Chen Suole and Chen Ruxin led a team to escort the silver car out of the city. At that time, the people in the city had not yet gotten up.
It wasn't until daybreak that someone noticed that there were many large cars parked at the gate of the Yamen, and more than ten wounded people were being loaded onto the cars one after another. Someone asked forward and found out that the officers and soldiers were leaving. When the news spread, hundreds of people hurriedly went to find the master.
After a while, the old master came looking for Chang Yu, and then the wealthy gentry and many common people in the city came, and more and more people blocked the entrance of the Yamen.
"Yesterday, Anqing was defeated. We were ordered to quickly go south and west to attack De'an, the home of the bandits, so we have to leave." Chang Yu stood at the Yamen and said this to the people watching, and the cheers broke the early morning atmosphere in the city.
quiet.
"These are material lists. I will leave a copy for Master Yu. The new county magistrate will verify them one by one later. I will leave you with the affairs of the city for the time being." Chang Yu handed a list to the old Master. He took away the money, but not the food.
But he was left to serve as an official warehouse.
Master knew the meaning of this list, at least one of which was to prevent them from stealing, so he patted his chest and promised: "If there is any mistake, I am willing to pay for it with my life."
"Master's words are serious." Chang Yu smiled but said goodbye to everyone. He declined the people's request to see him off, got on his horse and slowly left the city, but the people still followed him from a distance all the way to the Yaodu River.
There were many people in the town on both sides of the river. Seeing what happened, they gathered around the river to watch Chang Yu and his party divert to the waterway. The reason for this was because Chen Wangting and others were seriously injured, and it was too bumpy to take a carriage on the mountain road.
Six large ships sailed westward along the river. Chang Yu stood at the stern of the ship and waved goodbye to the people on the shore. The people also waved vigorously, and some even wiped away tears and cried, because they had never seen such kind officers and soldiers in their lives until Chang Yu.
As Yu and his party gradually disappeared, someone asked in confusion: "Weren't there nearly a hundred people when they came? How come there were only more than twenty people injured just now?"
"Didn't you listen to what the young general said? You were ordered to move quickly. The military orders are overwhelming. You thought it was just for fun. Those who were not injured naturally left early..."
"Yes, yes, early in the morning, before dawn, my dog was barking urgently. When I got up and took a look, I vaguely saw dozens of cavalrymen driving carts away... People who live in the town by the river interjected.
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Another person said: "You are still driving the car, so you are driving the money..." Before he could finish his words, several people next to him spat on him: "There is only a little money in the city. Master and the squires have seen it.
In total, the officers and soldiers took less than five hundred taels as a reward and divided the rest... They were not allowed to eat or drink during the march, and they were not allowed to prepare fodder for the war horses. The carts were filled with grain and grass... They cost tens of thousands of dan.
All the food has been left behind...Don't judge a gentleman with a villain's heart. Everyone knows the virtues of other officers and soldiers, but this one is definitely different!"
The river water was clear and cool. Chang Yu sat at the stern of the boat and touched his hand with the river water to wipe his face, feeling a little hot again.
The boat sailed for several miles and entered the mountains. The trees on both sides of the bank were lush and the scenery was beautiful. Chang Yu rested his head on his hands and looked at the scenery. Wuzhong whispered in the cabin: "Little governor, I heard that there is a silver reward, how much can I give this time?"
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Chang Yu glanced at him and said, "Everyone else has fifty taels, but if you look handsome, can I give you a hundred taels?" Everyone laughed, and Wu Zhong also grinned and said, "No need to deduct it this time.
I have been deducted from my salary by you for several months, and money has been very tight recently."
Chang Yu smiled and said nothing, looking at the mountain scenery in the distance.
After traveling for more than ten miles, I saw a group of people on the east bank of the river who had unknowingly caught up with the bodyguards who were walking on the road to deposit money. Chang Yu stood on the bow of the boat and shouted to everyone, while the bodyguards waved greetings from the shore.
"Let's go first. Be careful not to be robbed by bandits." Chang Yu's words made the guards on the shore laugh: "We couldn't ask for more. Lord, don't worry. If we encounter thieves, we will fight you."
It’s game.” Chang Yu laughed and scolded, “Our family doesn’t eat that stuff.”
However, the waterway for more than thirty miles had smooth winds and smooth currents. As it approached noon, Chang Yu arrived at the South Gate Pier of Dongliu County at the mouth of the Yangtze River, while Li Muchian had been waiting for a long time.
"How did the Taoist priest know that our family is coming back today?" Chang Yu jumped on the shore, and Li Muchian bowed his hands forward and saluted: "Since you have fulfilled your wish, how can you not return?" Chang Yu smiled: "There is something in the Taoist priest's words, what did I say?
I wish."
"It is my first wish to have a surprise attack by a surprise attack, and my second wish is to surrender Anqing without a fight, and..." Li Muxian said and suddenly turned his head to look at the river bank, where he saw Chen Wangting, Wu Zhong and others getting ashore with the help of their guards.
, he couldn't help but frown and his face darkened.
"Why don't you say anything, Taoist Priest?" Chang Yu turned to look at Li Muchian. Seeing his expression was different, he looked at Chen Wangting and others, and he knew something in his heart: "Does the Taoist Priest think that this governor has played a trick..."
"Yes." Li Muxian said with a dark face: "Pindao understands that the governor is belligerent and likes excitement, but... it's fun to have fun, but it is not good to let them... After all, as long as Anqing City is broken under the pressure of the army,
In a small town like Zhide, the thieves will open their doors and surrender without a single blow of a knife or a cannon, so why would you, sir, take risks with your men just for the sake of stimulation? If you lose your own personal servants, the gain will outweigh the gain."
Chang Yu nodded slightly and looked at Chen Wangting who was lying on a stretcher and being carried into the city. Wu Zhong and others were silent, their expressions changing. When Li Muchian saw this, he quickly cupped his hands and said: "I'm a poor man who said something rash, please ask the governor..."
"Okay" Chang Yu waved his hand: "The Taoist priest is right, our family will not blame you for your rude words. We need someone around us who dares to remind us not to go astray at all times, but... our family is going to Zhide alone.
"It's not for excitement or fun." He said and exhaled: "You also know that the prisoner confessed that Wang Yi'en's territory is where there must be a lot of private property, and if he waits for the army to advance, he will get wind of it and flee early. The mountains there are deep and there is no bottom.
Where are you going to chase?"
"Pindao...hey, I still contradicted you, sir." Li Muxian sighed and changed the topic: "I wonder what you will gain this time?"
"Returning with a full load." Chang Yu smiled and walked towards the city with his hands behind his back. Li Muxian chased after him and asked, "How full is it? Did you get ten thousand taels of silver?"
What, one hundred thousand taels! When Li Muxian of the county government learned that Chang Yu had made so much money in Zhide County, he was so excited that he breathed quickly and his face turned red: "Good guy, you have plundered so much money. Tsk, tsk, 100,000 taels."
Two, well, even if Wuzhong and the others died in the battle, it would still be worth it..."
Chang Yu squirted out a sip of tea and looked around: "Taoist Master Fang, if Wuzhong hears this, you will have to break your bones today even if you don't peel off your skin!"
Li Muchian curled his lips: "Pindao just checked his injuries. Although it is not fatal, he has been unable to move for ten days and a half. Right now, he is really no match for Pindao... Hey, let's not talk about this guy, right?
Sir, with that one hundred thousand taels of silver, what do you plan to do..."
Chang Yu put down the teacup: "It is essential that the Taoist priest give him a reward, but the Taoist priest should not fall into the eyes of money. First, let me tell the governor what news Li Yan has sent from Anqing."
"Li Yan said that he repeatedly attacked the city to put pressure. Cheng Niandong, the leader of the bandits in the city, could not hold out and surrendered to the city. The condition was that Li Yan would save him from death and recruit his bandit troops... But no one expected that Liu Zeqing went to the city to accept the surrender.
He was attacked and killed by dozens of prisoners." Li Muxian said while staring at Chang Yu's expression.
Chang Yu's expression changed as expected, and he frowned: "Did the people sent by Li Yan say this?" Li Muxian nodded: "Li Yan's people said that Liu Zeqing died in the siege of the city, but Gongziying
The people sent said...hey, Liu Zeqing made two main attacks, and then took the lead in entering the city, and actually went to the military camp to torture the prisoners... one link after another, this Li Yan's abacus was very precise."
"We don't know what you are talking about." Chang Yu smiled slightly, picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Li Muchian was startled, and then laughed again: "I don't know what to say even if I am talking to myself."
"So Gongziying has also sent people here. Where are they?" Chang Yu put down his tea cup and Li Muchian said quickly: "He arrived a little later than Li Yan's people and arrived early in the morning. He wanted to go to Zhide to look for you.
"Tell him that you will come back today and don't have to make this trip in vain. You are fast asleep in the guest room now."
Chang Yu smiled, stared at Li Muchian and said: "So you lied to him, Taoist Master Fang, did you know that Gongziying is affiliated to Dongchang, and everything you report is confidential. What you are doing is stealing secrets."
Ah, Li Muxian was startled, then his face changed drastically, and he knelt down with a bang: "Master Du Gong, Pindao has no intention of stealing secrets. Pindao is also from Dongchang. He just wants to share the worries of Lord Du Gong...
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Chang Yu stood up and reached out to help him up: "Just talk, it doesn't matter if you kneel down." Li Muxian breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but wipe the cold sweat on his forehead with his sleeves. He felt alert in his heart. Something happened.
He had crossed the line, that is to say, the little eunuch, who had a big heart, just clicked on him. If it had been any other powerful eunuch, he would have been killed long ago.