At half noon, Chang Yu and his entourage broke out of camp. The rubble on the mountain road at the foot of Fengpo Mountain had been cleared to the side of the road. However, the sight of the blood on the ground and the broken wood of the carriage was shocking. The business travelers were horrified when they saw this. , it seems that the officers and soldiers were attacked by bandits, and some were even lucky that they were not with them last night, otherwise they would be implicated.
After walking a few miles out of the mountain, the scenery suddenly opened up. Chang Yu ordered to speed up and rested for a while in a large town at noon. Finally arrived in Yangqu County in the evening. After entering the city and settling Zhu Cihong and Kun Xing properly, Chang Yu personally went to the coffin pavilion and laid out dozens of coffins to bury all his men who died in the battle and wait to be transported back to their hometowns for burial.
Soldiers in this era were generally buried wherever they died, turning into loess guests and dying in a foreign land.
Fallen leaves return to their roots, this is the only thing Chang Yu can do for them.
He could not return the souls of all the soldiers who died in the battle to their hometown, but he could do his best for the subordinates under his direct control.
The attack on Fengpo Mountain also resulted in the loss of more than 20 war horses. Naturally, these were not discarded and were transported to Yangqu County to be skinned and used as military rations. Two horses were eaten that night.
In cold weather, horse meat can be stored naturally, and so can dead people.
The officials of Yangqu County knew that the eunuch of Dongchang who was ordered to patrol the border and the Minister of the Ministry of War and his entourage had arrived, so they warmly entertained them. However, they turned their faces to cold butts. The eunuch avoided seeing them, and the Minister of the Ministry of War refused to attend the banquet. Thousands of people had dark faces from top to bottom, and looked cold and cold. In addition, they heard that they had ordered dozens of coffins in the city, which frightened the officials in the city. They were so stupid. They wanted to do this in the city. Is there a killing spree in Yangqu County?
The earthquake in Xuanfu was well known to both the government and the public. Dozens of people were arrested and killed from the rank of chief military officer on down.
Could it be that they are going to cause another bloody storm in Yangqu County? Although Yangqu County is not a border town, it is the jurisdiction of the Shanxi Capital Command Department, and the seat of the Shanxi Chengxuan Administrative Envoy Department. The Metropolitan Command Department is a local military organization, equivalent to a certain military region in later generations. It is affiliated with the Ministry of War and is also within the scope of Chang Yu's inspection.
Everyone is in danger for a while!
There was no reception banquet, and there was no dust-cleansing banquet. The officials settled down and had a hasty dinner before going to rest. They were so frightened last night that they were physically and mentally exhausted and couldn't hold on any longer. Many people fell asleep. .
"When I went to Da Da, Yang Zhenwei went hundreds of miles away. Even the princes of that generation also went out to welcome him. How come I didn't see anyone to greet me when I arrived in Yangqu County? This place is only dozens of miles away from Taiyuan. Zhou Yuji, who fought alongside you, disappeared. There is no sign of King Jin, who is a brother and sister, and Cai Maode, whom you have been talking about everywhere, is it because you want to avoid suspicion?" Zhu Cixiang couldn't sleep, tossing and turning on the bed, and couldn't help but ask Chang Yu.
"Because they are true friends and they are both practical people!"
Zhu Cixi seemed to understand but not understand.
Early the next morning, Chang Yu left more than ten officials and officials to patrol Yangqu, and then took more than forty coffins out of the city to Taiyuan. All the officials in Yangqu City secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the coffins were for the Taiyuan group. prepare.
The sky was cold and the wind was biting. Chang Yu galloped on his horse. Several guards followed him and ran for more than ten miles before stopping. At this time, he was at the front of the team. He stopped on the roadside and looked at the black mountains and white water in the distance, and the scattered green villages. After smoking, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looked at Kuang Ren and said, "Are you timid about being close to home?"
Kuang Ren scratched his head: "I am not from Taiyuan, but I followed General Zhou to garrison here for four or five years. It is indeed the place where I have stayed the longest apart from my hometown. I always feel a little emotional."
"Do you remember that you are from near Taiyuan?" Chang Yu asked.
"My lord, I am from Luliang," Kuang Ren said quickly.
Chang Yu exclaimed, "That's not too far. Are your family members still there?"
Kuang Ren's face became solemn: "My parents still occasionally exchanged letters a few years ago, but now I don't know..."
Chang Yu couldn't help but sigh. Born in these troubled times, turning around could be the difference between life and death. At the beginning of the year, Luliang was occupied by the bandit army, and they either escaped or escaped with their methods of leaving no trace of chickens or dogs in their path. They were kidnapped, maybe even taken to Taiyuan to be used as cannon fodder, or even killed by officers and soldiers at the time. No one can tell whether Kuang Ren's family members are alive or dead.
"After arriving in Taiyuan, I'll give you a few days off to go home and have a look!"
"Thank you for your humble position, sir!" Kuang Ren's expression became excited, and Chang Yu sighed: "Since ancient times, people have said that loyalty and filial piety cannot have both, and sacrifice the family for the sake of righteousness. How many soldiers sacrificed their families and defended the country to go to the battlefield and were eventually shrouded in horse leather. Those who died could not fulfill their filial piety. "As long as you are alive and have a chance or a glimmer of hope, I will help you." He said, looking around the surrounding guards: "After arriving in Taiyuan, all of you who are locals can ask for leave to go back to your hometown to visit relatives."
Many of the sharpshooters who were selected together with Kuang Ren in Taiyuan were from Shanxi and most of them are still serving as Chang Yu's personal guards. They immediately cheered after hearing this, and some even burst into tears.
After traveling several miles and approaching noon, someone from the front reported that people from the Prince of Jin's Mansion, a few miles away, were coming to greet him. At this time, they were only thirty miles away from Taiyuan City.
Chang Yu is different from the past. Wherever he goes, the dignitaries bow to greet him. Even the vassal kings must treat him with courtesy. In the Great Contemporaries, the king even sent his son to greet Baili, but when he arrived at Taiyuan Mansion, it became much deserted. , neither Zhou Yuji nor Cai Maode came.
The King of Jin had not yet married and had children, and he had no heir apparent to greet him. He only sent the palace steward to greet him.
But Chang Yu didn't think there was anything inappropriate, and after talking to the person in charge, he learned that Jin Wang Zhu Shenxuan was not in Taiyuan at this time, but went to Duerping Coal Mine in Xishan, saying that he died in an accident there. Many people asked him to deal with it personally.
Chang Yu shook his head helplessly at this. Coal mine accidents will be a problem that is difficult to avoid even in later generations. What's more, at this time, it can only be said that everything you do these days is just to make money with your head.
Zhou Yuji was not in Taiyuan either. He was originally the commander-in-chief of the Three Passes. Now he was promoted to the commander-in-chief of Shanxi Province and was joined by an earl. However, after returning to Taiyuan, he did not just sit back and enjoy the power. Instead, he patrolled and rectified military affairs within his jurisdiction for a long time. At this time It should be at Piantou Pass. To the west of Yanmen Pass is Ningwuguan. Piantou Pass is northwest of Ningwuguan, hundreds of miles away from Taiyuan.
Then Cai Maode should be in Taiyuan.
Cai Maode was originally the governor of Taiyuan. At the beginning of the year, when the invading army invaded the territory, he fought side by side with Chang Yu and Zhou Yuji to defend Taiyuan. After the victory, Chang Yu asked for credit. Cai Maode was promoted to governor of Xuanda. The former governor Wang Jimo was demoted to civilians and returned home to retire.
The post of Governor Xuanda was in Yanghewei (today's Yanggao County), but Cai Maode also served as the governor of Taiyuan. In addition, the Taiyuan area had just experienced a military disaster, and the red land was full of bones. At this time, Cai Maode naturally wanted to He sat in Taiyuan and led hundreds of officials to rebuild their homes.
However, he was not in Taiyuan at this time. On weekdays, he went to the countryside under his jurisdiction for investigation and inspection like Zhou Yuji. At this time, he was in Wenshui County, where Chang Yu sneaked into the bandit camp to assassinate Li Laiheng.
"You should know what a pragmatic person is now," Chang Yu said to Zhu Cixiang: "People who really do things don't sit in the yamen and listen to reports from their subordinates every day." Zhu Cixiang nodded, and suddenly said: "Why do you sound like you?" Are you mocking my father?"
Chang Yu almost fell down: "Don't slap me with random hats."
Zhu Cixi smiled, looked at the majestic Taiyuan City in the distance and said seriously: "It would be better to have no one to greet you wherever you go, than to have those people shouting in front of you and everyone behind you."
"You have finally made some progress." Chang Yu nodded and pointed at Taiyuan City: "I will show you the place where I fought!"
"It's not like I haven't been to the places where you fought. I've been to Ningyuan and Baoding Mansion." Zhu Cixi chuckled.
Chang Yu shook his head: "Those places are different from here. Taiyuan was my first battle. At that time, I was still a new-born eunuch who was not afraid of tigers and had just debuted. At that time, I had no power, no soldiers, no experience, and all relied on passion. A lonely and brave person!"
"Now, isn't the blood hot?" Zhu Cixiang asked curiously.
"Now rely on this" Chang Yu pointed to his head.
