With the scorching sun above our heads and the biting cold wind facing us, it's too much to say that the two heavens of ice and fire are too much, but the feeling is indeed unpleasant.
A troop of more than a thousand cavalrymen galloped on the official road. Chang Yu, who was in the lead, looked tired and dusty. He looked up at the sun and saw that it was already noon. He reached out and took out a water bag from the shore, raised his head and drank a few sips, and threw it to Wu Mengming next to him.
"Qin Xing, how far is it to Datong?" Chang Yu frowned and looked north.
"Go back to the factory, sir, there are still more than twenty miles to go." Qin Xing was the only Dongchang stall Chang Yu took with him when he returned to Beijing this time. He led the Jin Yiwei to be responsible for investigation and peripheral security work along the way.
"Speed up and have lunch in Datong!" Chang Yu shouted, riding his horse and whipping his whip.
Chongzhen's order to him was to set off immediately. Although he did not set off immediately, he did not dare to delay on the road. To be precise, it was not that he did not dare, but that he could not bear it. At this time, the movement of the main force of the intruders was unknown, and Liu Fangliang was still on the east road. While ravaging the Central Plains wantonly, he wanted to go to Beijing as quickly as possible to face the saint, and then he wanted to seize military power and come back to kill these gangsters. If he delayed for a moment longer, the common people would suffer more.
As soon as Chang Yu and his entourage arrived at the south gate of Datong City, they saw Wei Jingyuan leading a group of civil and military officials to greet him, and even the prince himself came to greet them.
"Congratulations to the factory governor on your triumphant return. We welcome all the soldiers to the city." Wei Jingyuan, who had been notified early by the Jinyi Guards, was full of joy and even looked at Chang Yu with excitement and cheered loudly.
Although the government and the public don't know much about Chang Yu, there are still a lot of curses, and except for those nobles and a few people with evil intentions, there are still some people who agree with him.
But Wei Jingyuan is one of the few bosses who has had contact with Chang Yu. Although Chang Yu was in Taiyuan for a short period of time, he was resolute and decisive in killing. , is not sloppy at all, and dares to do something, for which Wei Jingyuan admires him very much.
Datong and Taiyuan are not far apart. From the beginning to the end of the war, Wei Jingyuan paid close attention to Chang Yu's actions and received all kinds of news from the road and the gossip. It only took less than a short time to go from secretly surprised to extremely shocked. Half a month.
At this time, when the little eunuch who had a childish and fair face appeared in front of him again, he was already calm and powerful, and his aura was indifferent but with murderous intent that made people shudder. Only those who have overcome mountains of corpses and seas of blood are the only ones.
This person will not be a thing in the pool in the future
Wei Jingyuan thought to himself.
"Master Wei, you are well. Are your old feet feeling better?" Chang Yu grinned, and Wei Jingyuan felt as if he had lived in another world. Isn't this still the same little eunuch? He's just darker and rougher, but he's also strong. A little more.
"Your Excellency, the Factory Supervisor, I'm sorry that the little old man's feet are much better!" Wei Jingyuan was happy and smiling.
"Mr. Factory Governor, my father is preparing a banquet at the palace to celebrate your success. I would like to congratulate Mr. Factory Governor on his triumphant return." The expression on the crown prince Zhu Yixin's expression was much more respectful than when he sent Chang Yu out of the city to Taiyuan.
Chang Yu clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I happen to have something to discuss with the king." He made a gesture of invitation and then entered Datong City with Wei Jingyuan and others.
The only people who entered the city were Chang Yu and Wu Mengming, as well as more than fifty attendants led by Li Tiezhu and Fan Jiaqian. As for the others, they were all outside the city, making fires and cooking on the spot. Of course, the food and drinks for the prince's palace had already been prepared.
Entering the city again, I suddenly felt that things are different and people are different. I thought back to when I was a rookie who rushed around for several days overnight and entered Datong City exhausted. At that time, murderous intentions were hidden everywhere. I had to fight Jiang Yu in a battle of wits and courage. If I was not careful, I might be killed. The whole family was in good hands, and there were other forces watching the two of them fighting with cold eyes at that time. Even ordinary people did not have a good impression of him, a dead eunuch, even after he killed the local bully in Datong.
However, at this time, as soon as he entered the city, he received a warm welcome. People waved and greeted him from time to time along the street. Although many people did not recognize him, they babblingly shouted congratulatory words such as the general was powerful. I think these people just heard it. The general guarding Taiyuan returned to Beijing and passed by Taiyuan. He was invited to the Prince Dai's Mansion as a guest. As for which general he was, they didn't know.
Why are these people so enthusiastic? The simple reason is that if the rebel army breaks through Taiyuan, Datong will definitely be the next target. Therefore, no one in Datong, from the officials to the common people, wants their homeland to suffer. The thieves were raging, so Taiyuan was saved and the thieves fled far away. They were so excited that they spontaneously took action after hearing the news.
Because of the lessons learned from the past, the army was dispatched and the exploration horses went first. When Chang Yu set off from Taiyuan, the Jinyiwei's exploration horses had already spread out fifty miles away. Therefore, when he was still more than fifty miles away from Datong, Dai Wang had already received the news. The banquet has begun to be arranged.
Although it is still a bit rushed, it is rich enough, and the wealthy gentry in the city are invited to accompany them. This is Chang Yu's favorite group of people and the most urgently needed connections at the moment.
But the acting king Zhu Chuanji didn't know if he suddenly had an enlightenment, and he actually did what he wanted.
As soon as the banquet started, everyone's questions focused on the battle of Taiyuan and the movements of the intruders. Chang Yu made a long story short: the intruders were defeated and fled, and their whereabouts are unknown, but they will never appear outside Datong City.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Chang Yu didn't want to talk about this topic, they focused their attention on Wu Mengming. This guy loved to show off and even push for the limelight. He attracted everyone with just one mouth.
This was the effect Chang Yu wanted. After eating a few simple meals, he signaled to the acting king Zhu Chuanji for a private chat.
Immediately, in a study room, Zhu Chuanji, Zhu Yixin and Chang Yu began to talk secretly.
I don’t want money, I want food. I want as much as I can and send it to Taiyuan as soon as possible to deal with the upcoming food shortage.
As soon as Chang Yu spoke, Dai Wang and his son's faces changed.
Chang Yu had borrowed a lot of money and a lot of food before, saying he would repay it soon, but the thunder was loud and the rain was light. When we first met, he didn't say a few words, and he asked for food again, so he slapped his nose on his face. He was so shameless. It's thick, even if Dai Wang was mentally prepared, he was still embarrassed by Chang Yu's directness.
And the crown prince is even about to fall out.
Observing the words and demeanor, Chang Yu knew that the father and son were extremely unhappy. It was not surprising. After all, no one would be happy to blame this matter. When fighting in Taiyuan, you did not go to the King of Jin, but instead borrowed money and food from the Prince of Dai. After the war, when there was a food shortage in Taiyuan, it was really unreasonable for me to provide food supplies. I was the acting king of Datong, not the Jin king of Taiyuan.
"On behalf of the king, as the old saying goes, I am borrowing money from you or not. I am only making temporary arrangements for you on behalf of the imperial court. It is a matter of national affairs and the imperial court will not do anything like that. As for the 200,000 yuan I borrowed from you earlier, It has been repaid, and within half a month as originally agreed upon."
Previously, Chang Yu borrowed 200,000 taels of silver and 100,000 shi of grain from King Dai. Together with Wu Mengming and Wei Jingyuan, they jointly guaranteed repayment within half a month, and King Dai agreed to borrow the money.
In order not to break his promise, Chang Yu once sent a secret message to Chongzhen asking him to transfer money from the capital to repay the 200,000 silver in advance. As for how long the food issue could be delayed.
Later, because Chang Yu had made a lot of black gold in Taiyuan, Chongzhen did not go all the way from the capital to repay the money. Instead, he asked Chunxiang to repay the 200,000 yuan when he passed by Datong with his salary.
The king was a little surprised by this, but more pleased, and of course dissatisfied. Why didn't the food be returned?
But the war in Taiyuan was urgent, and he did not dare to collect debts at this time. Chongzhen would not be able to kill him if he made him angry, and the public opinion would drown him.
"Mr. Factory Governor, although the money has been repaid, the one hundred thousand stones of food have not yet been..." As soon as Chang Yu finished speaking, the prince couldn't help but speak.
"Shut up! You're talking nonsense!" Zhu Chuanji shouted angrily, and the prince quickly kowtowed to Chang Yu.
"This kid is talking nonsense, don't blame the factory supervisor!"
Chang Yu smiled slightly, with murderous intent looming in his eyes: "It doesn't matter."
The prince accidentally met Chang Yu's eyes and couldn't help but trembled.
He realized he had said the wrong thing.
After all, the prince is just a young man, not deeply involved in the world, ignorant of the ways of the world, let alone the way of getting along between monarchs and ministers.
It was the imperial court that owed the prince's food, and it was not Chongzhen's who owned the imperial court.
Whose world is this? Of Chongzhen.
In short, if I lend you money, you may or may not repay it. I will repay it for the sake of reputation, but not necessarily right away. I can delay it, but you must not rush it!
Collecting debts is like slapping Chongzhen in the face. Secondly, when the country is facing a national crisis, if you do nothing but add fuel to the fire, isn't this seeking death?
Therefore, Zhu Chuanji could refuse to donate food or even borrow food, but he would never dare to urge the court to return the food. He knew that raising the matter at this juncture would offend Chongzhen, and he would have a hundred ways to ruin the palace.
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