being targeted.
Since Chang Yu was born more than half a year ago, he has used his own power to turn the tide and pull the Ming Dynasty back from the brink of collapse. The results are obvious to all, but it has also touched the cake of many people, so much so that those who want him dead also There are as many as the princes crossing the river.
Thieves, Qing troops, political enemies and all kinds of people with different purposes.
It's just not that easy to kill Chang Yu. It's useless to attack him politically. Emperor Chongzhen now regards him as a life-saving straw and a cornucopia. No one can make a move, so he can only use dirty tricks to do evil, but he himself is unstoppable. , is born to be fierce and brave and has extraordinary talents. As long as his head is not chopped off with a knife, it is difficult to kill him. What's more, as a boss of Dongchang, he is surrounded by more than one in a million warriors. There are several great masters personally serving as attendants.
too difficult!
So someone took a different approach!
No, the idea is all about the prince and princess.
"Do you want us to go back to Beijing first?" Zhu Cixi put down his chopsticks when he heard this. Princess Kunxing also frowned and looked at Chang Yu: "This is the last step, how can we give up halfway?"
Chang Yu was ordered to inspect Jiubian, but in fact, the only ones in the hands of Ming Dynasty were Jizhen, Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi.
"Your identities have been exposed. It will be extremely dangerous if you continue to follow you." Chang Yu sighed and shook his head. Princess Kunxing snorted: "If there is still something wrong with the thousands of troops following you, our lives will be doomed. You are here If you let us go back to the capital, we won't be afraid of something happening on the way back. I would like to ask, Lord Governor, which one is more risky, following you or returning to the capital?"
This... uh... Chang Yu was speechless for a moment.
Zhu Cixiang smiled and gave a thumbs up to Kun Xing: "Those thieves can't kill you, but now they're taking it out on us. Now that we're back in Beijing without your entourage, it would be really dangerous if they attack on the way." .
"That's it... I will be protected by soldiers and horses along the way with you to Taiyuan. Taiyuan is Zhou Yuji's territory. I don't believe those thieves are so bold and dare to attack..." When Kun Xing saw that Chang Yu was dumbfounded, he took advantage of the victory and pursued him.
"It doesn't matter if thieves dare to rebel and kill someone, why don't they have the guts?" Chang Yu chuckled, and the brother and sister suddenly became silent, "No matter how honest you are, you are not afraid of it, but the assassin's methods are always hard to guard against, if you are careless It’s too late to regret it.”
"If the thief next to you wants to kill us, he has to go through you. He can't hurt us unless he kills you first... But their target is you. If they kill you, they might let us go. "Kun Xing's idea is really strange: "But if you are not around and we are killed by thieves, my father will definitely punish you. You tell me whether you are unjust or not! I still think it is safest for the three of us to be together. We live and die together, right? Young Master Huangfu..."
"Yes, yes, yes" Zhu Cixiang responded quickly, Chang Yu smiled bitterly and sighed: "That's a bit unreasonable! Come on, let's live and die together."
"Bah, bah, bah, let's say some auspicious words in the morning, and we will live and die together." Kun Xing waved his hand happily.
After what happened yesterday, Zhu Cixiang and his sister no longer dared to go out casually. After breakfast, they talked to Chang Yu in the hall, wondering if the thief could identify them in the street. Could he have seen them before? Chang Yu thought about this and there were only two possibilities. The thieves found someone who had seen the prince and princess and brought him over. This possibility is unlikely but not ruled out. The other is that they followed them all the way from the capital. Judging from some details, out.
Although the brother and sister deliberately disguised themselves as fans, if you carefully observe, you will still find many loopholes, such as the attitude of the surrounding attendants towards the two, for example, when they go out, there will always be people who are overtly and covertly protecting them...
People who don't know about the prince's departure from the capital may not notice this, but those who know about the prince's departure from the capital and mix with Chang Yu's team will see the clues if they observe carefully.
For several days in a row, the Zhu family brothers and sisters never left the palace. Even Chang Yu rarely moved around. They would drink tea and hang out in the palace, or have dinner and chat with relatives of the same generation of kings. In addition to the vassal king, every vassal prince's fiefdom also had Several county princes, that is, brothers of the vassal king, and the remaining hereditary eldest sons were named county princes. At this time, there were very few only children, and there were at least three or five of them.
Even though he was ordered to patrol the border, he became the most leisurely one. However, Shi Kefa had to work hard from dawn to dusk. He led a group of civil servants into the military camp to verify the accounts and investigate corruption. At the same time, he also had to appease the morale of the military, rectify military affairs, teach and sing military songs. Sometimes I have to go up the Great Wall... It can be said that this political commissar is very qualified and works hard without complaint.
Wei Jingyuan and Yang Zhenwei were with him every day and were inseparable. For a time, the name of Shi Kefa, Minister of the Ministry of War, was very loud in the Datong military and official circles, making the officials almost forget that the chief eunuch was actually here.
If things were to go by in the past, many people would have scolded Chang Yu for being just like those eunuchs who had overseen the army before. He did nothing other than point fingers and give blind orders. He would take credit for himself if he had any merit, and he would blame others for anything that happened.
But no one scolded him this time.
Although in fact Chang Yu barely showed up in Datong, Shi Kefa was doing the hard work, but no one said anything wrong with Chang Yu. It was not because he was afraid of his power. There were many weak-minded civil servants in the Ming Dynasty, and there were also many strong-willed civil servants. Wei Zhongxian, a civil servant, was still scolded for his ruthless tactics. Moreover, Chang Yu had always kept a low profile and had not done anything that made people and gods angry. He was not famous for his ruthlessness. On the contrary, he still had a very good reputation.
But it’s because of his good reputation that he didn’t get scolded this time!
Daiwang has also been very busy these days. He leaves the house early every morning, sometimes to investigate the market, sometimes out of the city to go to the coal mines. Chang Yu can only see others every evening, and his face is always red and happy.
Five days later, Chang Yu and his party left Datong and set off for Taiyuan. Prince Dai and his son brought a group of clan members and officials to the city gate. Yang Zhenwei personally led more than a thousand cavalry to see them off for fifty miles. According to his original intention, they were going to Taiyuan, but the Datong army just After an earthquake that required him to deal with the aftermath, Chang Yu persuaded him to return.
This time the Datong inspection was not as comprehensive as the Xuanfu, but it also eliminated a lot of people. It can be said that except for a limited number of people who were traded, the rest were dismissed from their posts and investigated. Chang Yu said that Severe punishment was imposed, and the accompanying officials from the Three Law Departments also gave severe punishments in order to show fairness.
The nearly 600 miles to Taiyuan are almost all mountain roads. It is said that after the Taiyuan War, many defeated troops hid in the mountains and became bandits. Perhaps Chang Yu and his party could meet some unsighted people doing business on the way. In short, this road is not It was so peaceful, even less peaceful than when Chang Yu first came to Taiyuan. This was because after the Taiyuan War, the rebels took the east road and approached the capital. Then the Tatars invaded. The court had no time to come here, and Taiyuan Prefecture had just passed by at that time. After fighting with the soldiers and horses, King Qin was also powerless, which made the arrogance of these bandits a lot more arrogant.
But since Zhou Yuji returned triumphantly from the capital, the bandits in the mountains have calmed down a lot. At least they have good eyesight. They don't rob officers and soldiers, and they don't rob large groups of caravans. They definitely don't do it when they can frighten them a few times and get money to buy the way. They kidnapped people and killed them.
After all, I was still afraid that it would cause a big fuss and the officers and soldiers would come to suppress it. At that time, there would really be no way to survive at all.
Everything must be done in moderation, and as long as it is not too excessive, the officers and soldiers will not bother to go to great lengths to suppress them.
Is this really the case?
Although Da Tong was assassinated and there were barren mountains and ridges along the way, Chang Yu's retinue did not increase and was still two battalions and one guard. The full number was less than seven or eight hundred people, but it was enough for him. As long as he came clearly, Even if the opponent came to bring a thousand to five thousand, he would not hesitate to deal with it with two battalions and one guard.
But the thieves will definitely not do it openly, nor can they mobilize tens of thousands of troops, so they can only assassinate with black hands.
It's just that in the city, there are pedestrians and common people as cover, and they have a chance to make a move, but in the wild... I'm sorry, I'm just afraid that the hedgehog will be shot before they get close.
Kuang Ren, the leader of the personal guards, issued a death order when he left the city. He approached without reason and shot!
There were two more people in the team, Wang Fuchen and Wu Mushan. At this time, they were at the outermost front of the team responsible for exploring the way.
It was already dark when Yang Zhenwei returned to Taiyuan. Kuang Ren came to ask if he was traveling at night or camping.
After Chang Yu discussed with Shi Kefa and others, they decided to set up camp. After leaving the capital, there was not much peace on the road and the other party became more and more bold. It cannot be ruled out that he had gone ahead and set up an ambush. If Chang Yu was not afraid normally, he would He dared to break into the den of dragons and tigers, but at this time, in addition to dozens of civil servants, there were also princes and princesses in the team. He did not dare to take risks for fear of an accident.
Then they found a spacious place to camp and the team camped. With the warning from the past, Kuang Ren made careful preparations outside the camp to ensure that if there was an attack by thieves, an early warning would be issued as soon as possible.
