Chang Yu and his entourage went up the north, along which endless mountains and ridges stretched along a mountain road. Occasionally, they could see several villages embedded in the distant hillsides, which were out of reach. The soldiers returned in triumph and laughed happily all the way, sometimes riding and sometimes dismounting, and drinking when they encountered water. Zexiu, I'm not in a hurry anyway, after all, no matter how much I run, I won't be able to return to Beijing to celebrate the New Year.
Two days later, the team arrived at Huichuan Guard, and Yang Weizhi had just arrived here and was busy consolidating the city defense and setting up outposts everywhere. He was a very dedicated and pragmatic official. What was commendable was that he also had great influence on the imperial court and Prince Mu's Mansion. He is loyal and has certain military talents. Chang Yu is very relieved to have him in charge. As long as he is here, even if Zhang Xianzhong wants to enter Yunnan, it will not be easy.
In this period, people who are loyal, hard-working and talented are very valuable. Once Chang Yu finds such people, he will put them in a high position, so the Yunnan military officer who just picked up Mu Tianbo wore it the next second. Yang Weizhi was asked to defend the Yunchuan border.
This made Yang Weizhi flattered, but he also felt a little uneasy. After all, the chief military officer was hereditary from the Mu family. It was not comfortable for anyone to wear, and he had a heavy responsibility to defend the border. He was worried that there would be any mistakes and he would be sorry for the little eunuch. I work hard, so I always worry about gains and losses.
In fact, Chang Yu could imagine his mental pressure, so he came to provide him with mental counseling.
When he learned of Chang Yu's arrival, Yang Weizhi was a little surprised, but very happy. He had a good impression of this little eunuch and had heard rumors about him. He was skeptical like most people, but when he saw the real person, he He knew that this son was by no means an ordinary person, and he was definitely not like those powerful supervisors in his impression.
Sure enough, within a few days, with the help of four ounces of force, the two groups of rebels, Wu Bikui and Sha Dingzhou, were easily put down. Guan Zhong knew the eunuch's abilities from a glance, and Chang Yu favored him, so he became even more fond of him. He also knew clearly that he had already become a member of the Dongchang Clan involuntarily.
People who work hard don't have so many pretense and formalism. When Chang Yu arrived at Huichuan Guards, he didn't even have time to sit down and drink a cup of tea. He immediately went up to the city with Yang Weizhi to survey the terrain, inspect the defenses, inspect the military camps to reward the soldiers, and then Taking precautions, they discussed various strategies to deal with emergencies with Yang Weizhi and other generals. It wasn't until dark that the two of them went back to the Yamen to light lamps, boil oil, drink a cup of tea, and chat.
"There is something that has not come yet, and Mr. Tongdu Gong said that yesterday there was a rumor in the city that Zhang Xianzhong was sending troops to enter the country. After investigating, I found that the news came from some merchants who were traveling alone. I don't know whether it is true or not. But the official has already sneaked in to check the authenticity." Yang Weizhi suddenly remembered something and said quickly.
Chang Yu chuckled after hearing this: "This is Wan's plan to delay. The funny thing is that before the news came, she was already dead." Seeing that Yang Weizhi was a little confused, Chang Yu explained in detail that Wan had once His plan was with Wu Bikui and Zhou Ding. Although Wu Bikui was dead, Zhou Ding was still alive and kicking, and he was from Prince Mu's palace, so he told everything after he came back, so that Chang Yu heard the news at this time. No panic at all.
"But don't be careless. After all, the Wan family has sent people to see Zhang Xianzhong. If anything happens over there, General Yang must be vigilant at all times." Chang Yu warned, Yang Weizhi quickly agreed and asked: "Zhang Xianzhong How will you react when you see the people sent by the Wan family?"
"The traitor will naturally be tempted, but he will not be gullible. He must send people to the country first to implement it. If the Wan family is still there, it will not be safe. Zhang Xianzhong really sent troops, but by this time the Wan family was dead, and the border was tightly guarded. In addition, The territory of Sichuan is not stable at this time, and he will not invade rashly..."
Chang Yu's words were like a reassurance to Yang Weizhi, and the two chatted until late at night before going back to their rooms to rest.
One day after the Huichuan Wei Panhuan, Chang Yu led his troops to leave. Yang Weizhi sent him twenty miles away, leaving Shang reluctantly: "The kindness of the governor's promotion and guidance is not forgotten by the subordinates. I have no way to repay it but to serve the country with my life." , If the thief does not enter the country, then so be it; if he does, he will perish with him."
"If the Ming Dynasty had more loyal ministers like General Yang, why worry about the traitors being immortal?" Chang Yu held Yang Weizhi's hand tightly: "In the future, we will have to rely on General Yang's strength to defeat thieves."
"As a subordinate, I will do my best without hesitation." Yang Weizhi looked upright when he spoke. Chang Yu secretly praised that this is a positive example of being a courtier. "Whether Yunnan will be in chaos or not depends on Commander Yang!" He said with a sudden smile: "Master Yang must be uncomfortable wearing the hat of Commander-in-Chief, but please bear with me and wear it for a while."
Yang Weizhi also smiled, a relieved smile. He heard what Chang Yu meant. After all, Yunnan still belongs to Prince Mu's Mansion. The commander-in-chief's hat must be returned to him after all. Prince Mu's Mansion belongs to Yunnan. Zhenhai mythical beast.
But Chang Yu still gave Yang Weizhi a very tactful message: Wu Zhaoyuan was mediocre in talent and virtue, and could not be put to great use. It would not be long before he could no longer serve as a nominal governor.
Yang Weizhi understood it as soon as he clicked on it, and he kowtowed until Chang Yu's figure disappeared into the mountain col.
Mountains, mountains, endless mountains.
More than a thousand soldiers were walking among the black mountains and white waters. It was only three or five days before the Chinese New Year, but they could not feel a trace of the Chinese New Year atmosphere. First of all, there were few people in the deep mountains, and the villagers they met on the road were not as many as birds and animals, so they could not see Every household put up lanterns and colorful decorations with Chinese characters for "Great Fortune", but no sound of firecrackers could be heard. The second is that most of the Yunnan and Sichuan they live in are ethnic minorities. Unlike the Chinese New Year celebrated by all ethnic groups in later generations, the ethnic minorities at this time do not have the same New Year as the Han people. They have their own New Year. For example, the Tibetan people celebrate the Tibetan New Year in the last few days of the Spring Festival. , the Yi people are called Kushi, every year in October of the lunar calendar, and there are particularly many Yi people in Yunnan, so...
In fact, Chang Yu especially wants to have a traditional New Year and feel the real flavor of the New Year. After all, the Spring Festival in later generations is too commercialized and has no flavor anymore. It always makes you feel that it is not as happy, interesting and meaningful as it was when you were a child.
And this is also the first year he has traveled through time.
I could have had a good experience in the capital, but... the royal fire extinguisher was born to work hard.
Marching is a boring and boring thing, but if there are many towns and cities along the Central Plains, you can take a break and stroll around, or even stroll into the city to experience the local customs and customs. But right now, there are only endless mountains and endless walking. On the mountain road, sometimes no one could be seen for a day or two, let alone the township market. The soldiers carried more than ten kilograms of silver on their backs and had nowhere to go if they wanted to have fun. Some people who were extremely poor and bored would shout to the empty mountain: "I want to Drinking, I want ten girls..."
"Duke, do we really have to spend this Chinese New Year in the mountains?" Hao waved his flag and chased Chang Yu and asked weakly. Chang Yu turned his head and glanced at him: "Otherwise, you can grow wings and fly out of the mountains. What?"
"That's not what I meant." Hao Yaoqi scratched his head: "I was asking if we could find a village or something and give them some money to kill some pigs and sheep for us and get some food and wine. After all, it's the Chinese New Year, so why not take advantage of the scene?" .
Chang Yu thought for a moment and nodded: "You are right. After all, during the Chinese New Year, brothers can also have fun. It just depends on God's will whether they can meet the village!" Hao Yaoqi couldn't help but sigh, He looked around and cursed: "What the hell, it's an endless mountain." Then his eyes fell on Li Muxian: "Taoist Master Niu, don't you know how to do math? Do you think you can encounter Dazhaizi in the next few days... "
Li Muxian spat directly over it: "It's your uncle's, poor Taoist's surname is Li, Niu, your uncle... you can do the math if you want, twenty taels of silver!"
"Bah... why don't you go and grab one or two at most..." The two began to tear each other up again, and they kept talking dirty words. Qing Yi next to him frowned and said to Hao Yaoqi: "General Hao, let's do it. When I passed this place, there were no villages for hundreds of miles in front and back, have you forgotten?"
Hao Yaoqi was startled, his face turned red, and he took a sip at Li Muxian: "Bulls... you want to extort money from me again!" Li Muxian laughed and said, "It's you who are stupid." He glanced at Qing Yi but didn't say anything. He scolded me for ruining my business, but he didn't dare to Qing Yi.
"Actually..." Tu Yuan scratched his head: "There is nothing urgent at the moment. We could have spent the New Year in Kunming or Huichuanwei before leaving, and we wouldn't have spent the New Year in this deep mountain and old forest. I don't know, Governor. Why rush?"
Everyone looked at Chang Yu.
Chang Yu looked at the distant hills and sighed: "I don't like the feeling of being under someone else's fence. It's easy to be moved by the scenery. I'd rather be alone in this barren mountain." He said with a slight smile: "What's more, we still have thousands of people here. No matter where you live, it won’t seem deserted.”
Everyone was dubious, but they also agreed: wherever there are people, there will be excitement. If there is no wine, drink boiled water, if there is no meat, then hunt, if there are no women, then gamble with money.
"Commander Tu" Li Muxian approached Tu Yuan and the others and whispered: "From our point of view, there is nothing urgent at the moment, but from the point of view of the young governor, he wishes he could have a million dollars." He shook his head and said, "We are not in our position to make plans. In his administration, he is the one who can do the hard work.”
Tu Yuan and the others nodded vigorously, agreeing very much. A few of them obeyed orders, but for the decision-makers, they had their hands full.
"Actually, our family originally wanted to take you to Shidong to celebrate the New Year." Chang Yu, who was walking in front, suddenly turned around and said.
"Where is General Qin Liangyu?" Ji Jike asked. Chang Yu nodded and raised his eyebrows slightly: "But in the end, we couldn't make it in time."
Li Muxian lowered his head and calculated: "There are thousands of miles away from Shizhu, but the Chinese New Year is in four days, and we have to run more than two hundred miles a day... Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk." Mountain road, hehe."
"We can't catch up even on flat ground." Chang Yu smiled bitterly: "Because we only have three days."
Why? Everyone was startled.
"Because General Qin is from the Tujia people, they celebrate the New Year one day earlier than the Han people!"
