"Have Yan Hao and Mr. Cai given in?"
Zhu Gaotian had just woken up when he heard the good news brought by General Hussar. As for the strategy proposed by Su Wu this morning, Zhu Gaotian thought about it again and again. Although it had certain risks, it was completely feasible.
This made Zhu Gaoyan feel very good.
"Your Majesty, the spirit of those two people has been shaken. I believe it won't be long before they surrender and beg for mercy!"
Several lieutenants in the camp spoke. This was one of the few opportunities for them to talk to the Ming Emperor. If they took this opportunity to express themselves well and be favored by the emperor, their lives would be prosperous and their prospects would be unlimited!
"Aren't they tamed yet? That's fine, just ignore them."
Through the locations where poppies are grown, only the lowest levels of the Yan family or other forces behind them can be found, and it is difficult to reach the real core personnel.
But Yan Hao and Cai were different. They were able to talk to the minds of these rebellious officials and traitors.
Originally, Zhu Gaoxi wanted to use them to wipe out all the forces behind it, but after Su Wu's analysis, he found that it was no longer necessary.
"Inform me of my order and ask Su Wu to change into casual clothes and come to me. Then you can find a few strong men to change into casual clothes and follow me!"
Zhu Gaoying was in a very happy mood today. He had spent the past few days visiting the wealthy families in the south, but did not appreciate the scenery of western Sichuan.
This time is a good time to appreciate the cultural environment of western Sichuan, and also to examine how local officials and people live.
Not long after, Su Wu came to Zhu Gaoyan's camp wearing casual clothes, with two sergeants in casual clothes behind him.
Zhu Gaoding himself had already changed into casual clothes and said to Su Wu with a smile,
"General Escort and Cavalry led a group of soldiers to destroy the stronghold early this morning. Moreover, the journey was long and bumpy. It is also time for the soldiers to take a good rest."
"How about today, you and I go to the people in western Sichuan to find out how the people live here?"
But who would have expected that Su Wu would disagree with Zhu Gaoyan very inappropriately.
"Your Majesty, the court cannot live without your Majesty for a day, and our Ming Dynasty cannot live without Your Majesty for a day!"
"Yang Shiqi is currently supervising the country. His Majesty has just registered and the court has not yet completely stabilized. Yang Shiqi alone may not be able to control the court. Your Majesty needs to return quickly!"
"An Xin, Su Aiqing, Yang Shiqi's ability is obvious to both you and me. I used to purge the court, and the deterrent is still there. Now if I don't go back to the court for a month, the court will be safe and sound!"
Zhu Gaojing did not care about Su Wu's objection, but was very pleased to have such a loyal minister by his side.
"What's more, this civilian trip to western Sichuan will not take long. Once the army officers and soldiers have recovered their strength, we will quickly return to the court!"
Seeing that Zhu Gaotian had made up his mind, Su Wu did not continue to dissuade him.
As evening approached, Zhu Gaojing and Su Wu came to a small inn in Hanshou County.
After all, western Sichuan is all mountainous and the roads are rugged. Even in this era, it is still quite difficult to walk.
"How many guests are there? Are you a top-notch guest? Or are you staying in a hotel?"
"There are four of them in total!"
When the waiter in the shop heard that none of the four people had local accents, and although these four people were dusty, one of them, the noble temperament revealed by the mountain, was not ordinary people at first glance.
This is a big deal!
"Okay, the store happens to have two good guest rooms. I wonder how long you guys will stay there?"
"Three days, let's stay here for three days!"
Zhu Gaoying thought for a while and realized that three days should be enough.
"Okay, two first-class guest rooms for three days, totaling five taels and six cents of silver. I'll give you a zero and I'll just charge you five taels of silver!"
After the waiter finished speaking, the sergeant behind Zhu Gaotian got the silver and handed it into his hand.
Zhu Gaotian, on the other hand, chatted with the waiter very kindly:
"The store is very good at doing business. No wonder it is crowded, while the other inns we passed along the way were empty."
"Hey, sir, isn't it because the business has been difficult in recent years because of the bad times, that's why the boss lets us do this!"
The waiter in the shop weighed the money in his hand and saw that it was quite generous. Then he continued with a smile.
"A few years ago, if we dared to do this and wipe out zeros for customers at will, the boss would not kill us with a knife!"
As he spoke, the waiter immediately started complaining again.
"We have suffered a lot in the past few decades. We just drove away the Yuan people and we just recuperated. Not long after, there was a civil war among the major vassals, and then some foreigners took the opportunity to plunder our money."
"Finally, we are looking forward to a relatively peaceful period again. Then we pray to the king, who is now your majesty, to pacify the major clans in the south. We are originally oppressed by the clans, but we can't live in peace!"
When the waiter said this, Su Wugang behind Zhu Gaoding wanted to shout loudly, but Zhu Gaoting stopped him and asked him to listen to what the waiter said first.
"No, not long after things settled down, the late emperor passed away. We here have been in fear for a long time. We don't know when a new evil will appear."
"It has to be those officials. No matter whether it's wars for years or floods and earthquakes, they all enjoy spicy food. Unlike us, who get frightened at the slightest disturbance."
"Oh, Xing, the people are suffering, but the people are suffering, it's suffering!"
Zhu Gaotian also followed the waiter's words and sighed.
"Isn't it? I..."
But after the waiter flipped the silver coin a few more times, he immediately stopped talking, and then looked at Zhu Gaoding and the others with somewhat horrified eyes.
"Guests, I was too talkative just now, please come upstairs!"
The waiter suddenly buried his head very low and did not dare to look directly at Zhu Gaoyan. Su Wu and the others did not chat about anything, but led them to the two upper rooms very neatly.
"Little brother, why don't you speak?"
Facing the waiter's change, Su Wu was also a little curious, but when the waiter heard Su Wu's words, he trembled all over and waved his hands quickly.
"You were too talkative just now. If you guys can use my little place for anything, just say hello. Your meals will be here soon!"
Sweat broke out on the waiter's forehead, and the hand holding the ingot of silver began to turn blue.
At this moment, he had begun to regret what he had just said.
Because the silver in his hand is different from the silver used by other guests!
The money given by these guests just now was actually official silver!
These people are probably all court officials! (End of chapter)
