King Fu, also known as King Fugong, was the third son of Shenzong and was granted the title of Luoyang. He was also a lawless and violent person. He was richer than the imperial palace. In addition, he was the uncle of Chongzhen. His status was lofty and arrogant, and he was extremely fat. , it was this man who was so stingy that he could not spend a penny to reward the soldiers when the bandits besieged Luoyang. As a result, he was caught by the bandits and steamed when the city was breached!
"What do you mean by that?" Zhu Chuanji had anger on his face.
Chang Yu was not afraid: "Your Majesty, looking at the past, King Xiang of Xiangyang, King Zhou of Kaifeng, King Fu of Luoyang, King Qin of Xi'an, when the thieves passed by, not only the family property but also the head was not saved. At this time, The bandit army is approaching Taiyuan, if Taiyuan is not protected, who will be next!"
Zhu Chuanji, who originally wanted to get angry, immediately fell silent after hearing this.
In fact, real historical records show that after the bandit army broke through Taiyuan, Wei Jingyuan went to Prince Dai's Mansion to ask for help, and Prince Dai readily agreed. This was not because he was reasonable and eager for justice, but because of the cruel reality. It was placed in front of him, so he finally donated 30,000 silver and 50,000 dendrobium (five dou equals one dendrobium, about 62.5 kilograms) of rice.
"But there is King Jin in Taiyuan, why don't you ask him to borrow it?" Zhu Chuanji held back his words for a long time, but his momentum was gone.
"It's hard to quench the thirst of people from afar. If we don't have money here, we can't mobilize troops. If we don't have troops, we may not be able to defend Taiyuan. Besides, when we turn around and gather our troops in Taiyuan, how can the King of Jin just watch and ignore him while he eats and drinks?"
Silence, the palace was extremely quiet.
After a while, Zhu Chuanji said, "Are you sure you can pay me back within half a month?" Zhu Chuanji finally agreed.
Chang Yu and the others were overjoyed: "It will be paid back within half a month. The humble post and Mr. Wei, Mr. Wu, can jointly guarantee it. If the food is not enough, the equivalent amount of silver can be deducted."
Having said that, Chang Yu had already made a decision in his heart. The money can be returned, and the food! impossible! These days, you are a mother if you have breasts! Everything else is just a cloud.
"You and the other three must establish evidence to guarantee" Zhu Chuanji sighed after finishing speaking.
After such a combination of bluffs and threats, and the three people's written guarantees, Dai Wang finally agreed to borrow money and grain.
However, two hundred thousand taels of silver and more than 600 tons of grain are not small sums. Hundreds of carriages can't pull them all, and Chang Yu really can't mobilize so many carriages at one time.
It was just an advance payment of 50,000 taels of silver and a small amount of grain and rice, and they agreed to pick up the remainder tomorrow. The two parties discussed specific matters for a while. For example, the 600 tons of grain could not all be rice. The palace did not have that much stock, so it could only use whole grains. Substitution, but if there is no grain to repay when repaying, the price of white rice must be calculated uniformly.
The prices of whole grains and white rice are very different, but Chang Yu also agreed. Why? Because he had no intention of returning the grain at all, just as Wu Mengming and Wei Jingyuan once asked him quietly, it was just a matter of borrowing money. Why did he need to borrow so much grain? Because he could borrow it from the Prince Jin's Mansion in Taiyuan. He just used Just in case of emergency, just make excuses.
After coming out of the palace with 50,000 taels of silver and five carts of grain and rice, it was only after four o'clock in the afternoon when the Jinyi Guards came to report that He Chengxin's men had arrived five miles away from Datong and asked if they could go into the city to rest.
Chang Yu shook his head and ordered him to rest on the spot outside the city. The soldiers ordered the servants and military guards who were resting in the military camp in the north of the city to immediately go out of the city to make a fire and cook and prepare for the reception.
Chang Yu then ordered Wu Mengming to go to the military camp in the west of the city to urge the dispatch of troops. They must set off tonight, and implemented a cash reward mechanism to allow them to reach Taiyuan as soon as possible. At the same time, they calculated the food and salary owed and informed them that they would be paid tomorrow to stabilize the morale of the army and prevent Jiang Yu took the opportunity to cause trouble again.
"I'll clear the account for him, and I won't owe you a penny." Chang Yu snorted coldly, and then said to Wei Jingyuan, "Master Wei, go back home to rest first, and we'll go back to trouble you after we're done."
Wei Jingyuan had a foot disease and could not stand for a long time. He knew that Chang Yu was going out of the city and did not intend to cause trouble, so he held up his hands and said, "There will be a banquet in the house tonight!"
Chang Yu thanked him. Wei Jingyuan actually meant to invite him to stay in the governor's mansion. Knowing that he and Jiang Yuan were in such a situation, it was impossible for him and Jiang Yu to live in the general military mansion again. Living in a military camp was too shabby, so they would not stay in an inn.
After bidding farewell to Wei Jingyuan, Chang Yu took Chunxiang and other twenty entourage and the silver car and headed straight to the north of the city. When he arrived near the military camp in the north of the city, he happened to encounter Luo Tang and other servants and a hundred soldiers led by Tang Potian.
"Eunuch Chang." When Tang Potian saw Chang Yu, he immediately rushed over with a grin on his face. He and Chang Yu had a good relationship, but they rarely saw each other along the way, and they almost didn't talk to each other because one of them was at the end of the team. , one is in the team and can only chat a few words during breaks.
"Hey, if I take a closer look, your face is much rougher than before you left the capital." Chang Yu joked when he saw that Tang Potian was in a good mood.
"How can I compare with you? We have a car to protect us from the wind and rain. Our lives are miserable." Tang Potian smiled and then changed the subject: "Don't tell me that He Chengxin is hardworking enough. In these more than four hundred miles, we just rely on I walked on two legs, two days and two nights.”
"It's hard enough." Chang Yu also sighed sincerely, but there is no way. The temptation of money is extremely strong. Imagine that the average soldier's salary is only four or five taels a year, but now he can get a reward of two taels of silver just by arriving on time. With half a year's income, how can these poor people not work hard?
Two miles north of the city, in the wilderness, Luo Tang and others had begun to boil water in a pot to cook porridge. The water was brought from the military camp, the rice was just borrowed by Chang Yu from the palace, and besides the state, there was also broth.
The meat was horse meat. Chang Yu did not abandon the horses that were killed when they were attacked by thieves in the Xuanfu territory a few days ago. Instead, he slaughtered them and took them away. He made soup along the way for the soldiers to warm up and replenish their strength. This is the fashion. There were still some leftovers, which were also used to reward He Chengxin's troops.
In fact, just when Luo Tang and others were setting fire, soldiers and horses were seen in the distance. When he got closer, Chang Yu opened his eyes and exclaimed, "Oh my God."
Not to mention that the soldiers were gray-headed, shaky and exhausted, even the mounted military attachés headed by He Chengxin also had slovenly beards and tired faces.
But when they saw Chang Yu, He Chengxin and others looked tired and grinned: "Eunuch Chang, is it ever too late to humble yourself?"
"It's not too late, it's not too late!" Chang Yu nodded, and then looked behind him. The team stretched for miles with no end in sight. At this time, Chunxiang and others who had gone to check on horseback also came over to report: a rough count, six thousand There is more than enough, which means that at least two thousand people are left behind, not to mention the baggage.
Gudu Gudu, He Chengxin was full of water and stretched out a finger to Chang Yu: "One, one day and night, one day and night, the water and rice have not been eaten!"
"Then I'll let you all have fun tonight." Chang Yu laughed, and then said: "As long as you arrive here at midnight tonight, you will be rewarded with silver coins!"
Wow, the soldiers who were drinking water or lying on the ground suddenly cheered.
Chang Yu is even better at adjusting the atmosphere, waving his hand: "Hand out money"
Then the attendant opened the box and put out the silver.
He personally delivered one hundred taels of silver to He Chengxin. He Chengxin was overjoyed and kept thanking him. The soldiers who were queuing up behind him to receive the silver were all in high spirits, and the fatigue just now seemed to be gone. .
Chang Yu stood aside, looking at the scene in front of him, feeling extremely depressed and silent for a long time.
Chang Yu didn't leave until after dark when the city gates were about to close. At this time, there was a steady stream of new troops arriving, but Jiang Yu, the commander-in-chief of Datong, never showed up. I really don't know what he was busy with.
With the remaining 30,000 taels of silver, Chang Yu prepared to return to the city, leaving Luo Tang and other servants to serve He Chengxin's tribe, and promised that He Chengxin could rest until setting off tomorrow morning.
Although it is difficult to stay in the wilderness at night, the army has long been accustomed to it. In addition, there are bushes in the wild and there is enough fuel to keep warm. There is a reason why they are not allowed to go to the city to rest in the military camp.
First, the city gate will be closed immediately. He Chengxin and other troops are arriving one after another, so they stay here to facilitate gathering.
Secondly, entering the military camp requires going through formalities with Jiang Quan. Chang Yu hates him deeply and is too lazy to go through the trouble.
In the end, he and Tang Potian entered Datong before the city gate closed, paying their dues.
"Eunuch Chang, let me escort you back to the General Military Mansion," Tang Potian suggested after entering the city. He thought Chang Yu wanted to take the money back.
"No need." Chang Yu shook his head: "You can take the money directly back to the barracks. I will go to the governor's office later to find Mr. Wei. As for the General Military Mansion, I won't even go to the eight-carriage sedan chair."
"Hey, it seems that Eunuch Chang and Jiang Yu can't deal with that guy," Tang Potian said with a smile.
Chang Yu was noncommittal and said seriously: "Be smart at night. Datong is Jiang Yu's territory. This guy likes to cause mischief. You are free to leave the camp, let alone act alone, even in the military camp."
Tang Potian nodded, but also said: "I think the soldiers in the camp are very good and willing to play with us."
"That's right, you are the imperial guards, the emperor's personal soldiers, who the hell don't want to curry favor?" Chang Yu curled his lips, and Tang Potian chuckled: "Actually, all soldiers are like that, good or bad depends on their superiors. The people below are just trying to make ends meet and can only follow orders.”
Chang Yu nodded slightly: "What I'm afraid of is the evil intentions from above."
The two of them were chatting as they walked, but before they reached the gate of the military camp, they encountered Wu Mengming coming towards them with more than twenty guards in golden uniforms.
"Yang Zhenwei has left the city. He and I promised to arrive in Taiyuan within three days!"
"How much?" Chang Yu smiled slightly.
"One hundred taels, the same as He Chengxin." Wu Mengming curled his lips and sighed: "Money is really a good thing."
"Yes, money has invincible power." Chang Yu's expression was numb. Soldiers have a bounden duty to obey orders, but now they need money to supervise them. It's really ironic.
Arriving at the military camp in the north of the city, after a simple settlement, Chang Yu and Wu Mengming left for the governor's mansion for a banquet. Due to the delay at the military camp, it was getting late and there were few pedestrians on the street. The group of people walked leisurely.
The military camp is in the northeast of the city, the general military headquarters is in the southeast of the city, and the governor's office is in the southwest of the city. Chang Yu and his party want to pass through the city.
"It really can't be compared with the capital. The streets of the capital won't be so deserted at this moment." Wu Mengming rode on his horse and scanned the streets around, and couldn't help but sigh.
"That's natural, but it has to be divided into places. There is Dashilar in Beijing, and there should be corresponding night streets in Datong. Why can't Mr. Wu want to have fun?" Chang Yu joked.
Hey, Wu Mengming laughed loudly: "My body is already tired after a long journey, how can I still have that energy?"
"But pull it down. You are tired. It has something to do with the rush. You must have been working hard at the General Military Mansion last night." Chang Yu laughed loudly as he said it. He turned to wink at Chunxiang and others: "Everyone said it was... …Ouch, fuck me!”
The moment Chang Yu turned his head, there was a whoosh, and a sharp arrow passed by his face, hitting him and causing him to fall to the ground with a somersault.
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