Ten thousand shi of grain is equivalent to more than one million catties. This is definitely not a small amount, enough to feed tens of thousands of people for several months. As for whether Zuo Liangyu will shoddy goods and short jins of liang, are these important? Of course not important.
The most important thing right now is to clear and secure the docks.
Soon a group of officers and soldiers came out of the city and began to block the pier, ordering all ships to leave the pier immediately, and all idlers were not allowed to approach. This move naturally caused complaints from the coolies and merchants working on the pier, but after hearing the news, they were suddenly full of expectations.
Hundreds of grain ships have to dock, requiring a large number of coolies to carry them... There is money to be made.
Half an hour later, the end of the fleet arrived at the pier outside the city. The first large ship disembarked many people and carried weapons with them, but they were immediately disarmed by the officers and soldiers on the shore.
The Wangjing Gate opened wide, and Chang Yu and his entourage galloped to the pier. From a distance, they noticed the young man in brocade clothes on the shore. At this time, he was also looking towards Chang Yu.
"It's Zuo Mengeng," Kuang Ren said in a low voice, and Chang Yu said, "She's quite young."
There is a lack of information about Zuo Liangyu and his son in the history books, and the date of birth is unknown. In addition, in the 11th year of the Chongzhen Emperor's reign, Zuo Liangyu's entire family was killed in the Xuzhou Mutiny. Only Zuo Mengeng survived with the army, so he may be the eldest son but not necessarily the only son.
However, according to historical data, Zuo Liangyu was already old at this time, probably in his fifties or sixties. Ancient people got married and had children early. If Zuo Menggeng was his eldest son, he would have been at least thirty.
For the sake of the plot, it is set in his early twenties.
He just looked closely at this second-generation useless warlord, and Zuo Mengeng's eyes had been locked on him for a long time, and his heart was extremely shocked. He had never seen Chang Yu, but he recognized the young man on horseback at the first sight. He must be the legendary eunuch of Dongchang who met and killed gods and demons.
Because his aura was too strong, he seemed to be standing there casually, but the murderous aura in his body was overwhelming, making people afraid to look directly at him. He even felt a little weak in his legs.
On the way here, Zuo Mengeng had envisioned countless scenarios of meeting the little eunuch, thinking about how to deal with it so that he would not appear humble or arrogant, but now he just wanted to kneel down.
In his imagination, the little eunuch will definitely give him a slap on the wrist. People in Dongchang like this the most, and eunuchs need this kind of psychological comfort the most.
However, Chang Yu did nothing. He just rode up and looked at him quietly.
But he seemed stupid. He didn't know how to deal with it for a moment. He only felt that his whole body had been penetrated by Chang Yu's gaze and was so riddled with holes that he couldn't stand still.
A personal attendant next to him touched him lightly, and Zuo Mengeng finally woke up. He quickly walked to Chang Yu's horse and bowed: "Little Zuo Mengeng, pay your respects to the Lord Governor."
Chang Yu hummed: "You can go back."
ah!
As soon as these words came out, Zuo Mengeng was not the only one who was surprised. Everyone, including Li Yan, was a little confused. Of course, the most confused one was Zuo Mengeng. This is so stupid. I ran for hundreds of miles in fear. Did you see it? He wanted me to go back at one glance. I was on a blind date, but I didn’t like him.
"By the way, let me send a few words to your father for the governor." Chang Yu looked at Zuo Mengeng, who was confused and confused, and smiled. Zuo Mengeng quickly handed over his hand and said, "Master, please speak."
"First, let him immediately send troops to regain Jingzhou. If he doesn't attack the governor, he will attack him."
Zuo Mengeng's expression suddenly changed, and he didn't know what to say.
"Second, I am invincible, he can do whatever he wants!"
Pfft, Yuan Jixian almost spat out a mouthful of blood after hearing this. Your words were too arrogant. Even though he knew you were trying to scare Zuo Liangyu, you were too arrogant. Unexpectedly, he turned his head and looked at Li Yan. Huang Degong Looking at the expressions of others, they found that their faces were expressionless. In their opinion, the little eunuch was just stating a fact.
Zuo Mengeng's face turned livid for a while, then pale for a while. He stood there not knowing what to say.
"You're not leaving yet, do you still want to have a meal?" Chang Yu raised the corner of his mouth, Zuo Mengeng was startled, and quickly said with his hands: "I will definitely convey the Lord Governor's words to my father, and say goodbye." After saying that, he turned around He was about to leave, but was stopped by Chang Yu: "Do you have any money with you?"
Zuo Mengeng was stunned again. He was going crazy. What tricks was this eunuch trying to play?
"You're mute. I want to ask if you have any money with you." Seeing him stunned, Gao Jie couldn't help but drink. Zuo Mengeng recognized him and quickly hummed and took out the silver bag from his body: "Some, almost a hundred." Two."
"One hundred taels is a bit too little." Chang Yu looked at the fleet in the river: "It's a bit unethical for your father to send so much food but not pay the freight. It's a big freight to carry it back to the city. Is it possible?" Do you want me to pay for this money?"
Zuo Mengeng gritted his teeth to avoid vomiting blood. He quickly asked his men to take out all the money he had, and collected nearly five hundred taels. Then he left quickly. He didn't want to stay for a second, he was afraid that he would go crazy.
And Yuan Jixian pinched himself even harder, but it turned out that he was not dreaming.
Zuo Mengeng took the boat for two days, went ashore to burn half a stick of incense, and returned home in less than a cup of tea when he met Chang Yu! But this meeting, which took less than a cup of tea, reportedly gave him nightmares for several months.
Li Yan and Li Muxian were more or less understanding of his actions, but Yuan Jixian was confused and confused throughout the whole process. After Zuo Mengeng left, he wanted to ask Chang Yu: "Wouldn't it be better to keep him as hostage? "
"Leaving this waste here to waste food will only arouse Zuo Liangyu's jealousy, but letting him go will deter Zuo Liangyu." Chang Yu smiled slightly, but Yuan Jixian still couldn't understand: "Why let him go?" He can scare Zuo Liangyu when he goes back."
Li Yan explained for him: "You can obviously take him as a hostage, but let him go. It shows that the governor is completely confident and disdainful. Zuo Liangyu will definitely become confused, suspicious and helpless." , coupled with the two sentences that the Governor asked Zuo Mengeng to send were so domineering, few people listened without fear in their hearts. After all, the Governor's achievements are all there, and they are not just empty words."
After hearing this, Yuan Jixian suddenly understood, but he couldn't say a word for a long time. From his thinking, he always felt that Chang Yu's behavior was out of place, nondescript and unacceptable, but he had no way to refute it, and he couldn't understand how Li Yan could figure it out.
How did he know that Li Yan and Chang Yu had been in contact with each other for such a long time, and their way of thinking had been silently changing? In addition, he knew that Chang Yu was gifted and had many magical qualities. To miraculous effect.
Zuo Mengeng left, and grain ships docked one after another. Chen Suole led a group of officers and soldiers to maintain order at the dock, and hired coolies at the dock to unload the grain from the ships and transport it to the city's granary.
Chang Yu had already returned to the city and continued to eat his unfinished lunch, but Yuan Jixian couldn't eat anymore. Originally, it was a good thing that Zuo Liangyu agreed to the request and sent people and food, but the little eunuch was not satisfied and gave him another A strong dose of medicine, now I'm afraid...
Li Yan saw what he was thinking: "Master Yuan, the long-term pain is not as good as the short-term pain. So what if we can stabilize Zuo Liangyu at this time? Is it possible to hold Zuo Mengeng hostage forever? The Lord Governor has now held Zuo Liang captive." Jade's veins are gone, so there won't be any big trouble."
"Everything is afraid of what might happen, what if?" Yuan Jixian smiled bitterly and shook his head: "In my opinion, it is still too risky, but since the Lord Governor said... then let's hope so."
Chang Yu knew that the old man was too preoccupied and would not be able to escape for a while, so he changed the subject: "I have thought of someone to garrison in Jiujiang, Wang Tizhong."
Yuan Jixian groaned again: "Is it true that Bai Wang's strong general was entrusted with important tasks not long after his new arrival..."
"Although Xinjiang is more reliable than Jin Shenghuan, Mr. Yuan, please rest assured." Chang Yu said and turned to Li Yan and Li Muchian: "What do you think?"
Li Yan nodded: "Let's hang it first."
Li Muchian smiled and said, "Hang him for two months first."
Yuan Jixian rubbed his head vigorously. It's over, it's over. He is too old to understand what they are saying.
Chang Yu then sent a message to all the ministries to rest in place for three days. Three days later, the central part of Wang Ti left Jiujiang, and the rest of the troops were waiting for orders at Hukou. He also ordered the generals of all ministries to go to Xingzi County immediately.
Mr. Yuan is confused as to why he is going to Xingzi County.
Of course it was a team-building trip. After months of fighting, these generals should relax a bit.
But Yuan Jixian is not happy anymore. You just poked Zuo Liangyu in the butt and turned around and went out for a trip without incident. So if he sends troops to fight, how can I, a bad old man like you, stop him?
Chang Yu comforted him. First of all, Zuo Liangyu would not do such a thing. Secondly, even if he wanted to fight, it would not take three or five days to mobilize soldiers, horses, food, grass and baggage, and he was nearby and could lead troops and horses to help at any time... ...All the hard talk finally made Yuan Jixian less afraid.
