Yu Yi said: "I have discussed with Kong Ming that Huang Yueying will come to assist you, and Yu Daye will be responsible for all defense work in Chengdu." Huang Ruier declined: "But I don't understand political affairs, what should I do?"
Yu Yi smiled and said: "The biggest political issue now is to pacify the Southern Barbarians. This time I went there with the Prime Minister to speed up the pacification, and I will be back soon."
Huang Ruier had no choice but to ask: "In this case, I will do my best, but does your Majesty want to announce this matter in the court?"
Yu Yi shook his head and explained: "I promoted the school and established a new talent selection system, which has offended many noble families in the city. This trip is also to make some people visible, so you will be under great pressure. I I will leave secretly to buy a certain amount of time, or you can try your best to delay and wait for me to come back."
Huang Ruier nodded and immediately arranged for the maid to announce to the public that Yu Yi was ill in the palace and would be off court for a month. After Yu Yi explained Chengdu's defense matters to Yu Daye, he left the palace with Zhang Xiaoya and prepared to go to Yunnan via Jiangyang.
Yu Yi disguised himself as an ordinary businessman, while Zhang Xiaoya disguised herself as Yu Yi's maid, and left Chengdu with some entourage and some money.
In the evening, everyone came to a manor. After entering, Yuyi found that the manor was very familiar. After asking about the situation, he learned that he had been to this place. It was Xu Shu's manor. After Xu Shu's death, the manor was It sold to others and is now a Guanyi.
After Yu Yi told everyone to rest, he came to the back of the manor, looked at a stone tablet in a daze, and sighed: "It would be great if you were still here!"
After Zhang Xiaoya returned to the room, she found that Yu Yi was not there. She was concerned about Yu Yi's safety, so she followed him out and found Yu Yi in a daze beside the stone tablet.
Zhang Xiaoya said: "Master, the temperature difference between day and night is very big in Chengdu. It's easy to catch a cold. Go back quickly!"
Yu Yi nodded, turned back to the tombstone and said, "I won't disturb your rest." After that, he and Zhang Xiaoya returned to the room. Zhang Xiaoya arranged everything properly. Feeling tired, Yu Yi fell down to sleep.
On the second day, everyone came to a dock, paid the boatman, boarded a large ship, and prepared to sail down the Tuojiang River to Jiangyang.
Just as everyone was about to enter the cabin, a middle-aged man with a beard suddenly came out and said to the boatman: "There are ten of us, how much do we need?"
The boatman felt a little scared and tremblingly replied: "The boat is full, please come back tomorrow!"
The middle-aged man was obviously unhappy after hearing this, and said, "I want to leave today, but you persuade me to come back tomorrow?"
The boatman further explained: "With the few of them, the boat is already full." After saying this, he was ready to put away the reins and let the boat leave the shore.
The middle-aged man was furious after seeing this. He grabbed the reins and said angrily: "It's simple. Just let those people get off. I'm willing to pay double the price." After saying that, he rushed to the boat with the people behind him and headed towards the rain. Approach in the direction of Yi.
Zhang Xiaoya held the sword at her waist, ready to kill the opponent when he got close again, but was stopped by Yu Yi. Yu Yi bowed and said, "I wonder what's urgent about your Excellency?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said: "It's not urgent, but everything about me is urgent."
After hearing this, Yu Yi nodded and asked Zhang Xiaoya to move some luggage under the boat, and then he also got off the boat. The middle-aged man was originally prepared to use force, but he didn't expect that the other party would go down on his own. He turned around and grabbed the boatman's collar and yelled: "Don't start the boat yet!"
The boatman is a stubborn person. Faced with the coercion of the middle-aged man, although he is afraid, he still sticks to his principles. He is unwilling to sail the boat and just looks in the direction of the rain. The middle-aged man was very angry when he saw this, and raised his hand to teach him a lesson.
Seeing this, Yu Yi stopped him and said, "Boatman, I got off the boat voluntarily. This brother seems to be in a hurry. You can take them away first."
After listening to the persuasion, the boatman shook his head helplessly, let go of the reins, and went downstream. In less than a moment, the boat disappeared from sight.
Zhang Xiaoya was a little confused and asked: "Master, why are you letting them go? They are obviously unreasonable. With our strength, we can completely suppress the other party."
Yu Yi said with a smile: "We are traveling in secret, and we try not to cause any complications. Since we can't go by water, let's go by land." So everyone rushed to buy carriages and horses, preparing to take the official road and go to the river along the land. Positive.
After a bumpy ride, Yu Yi looked at the scenery outside through the window of the carriage and found that compared with Chengdu, some infrastructure was still far behind. In addition, the official roads were broken in many places, and the surrounding areas were overgrown with weeds, and some places were even covered with swamps. Everyone spared the journey several times, and Yu Yi also got out of the carriage several times to help push the carriage. It took more than three days to finally reach Jiangyang.
After moving in, Yu Yi began to reflect on his previous strategic vision. The road heading south from Chengdu was in tatters. The deeper you went, the sparser the population, the surrounding swamps, and the little land that could be cultivated. The barbarians who went to the south refused to be educated, and they did not necessarily obey their own leaders when they were recruited. It was also difficult to send troops to the Central Plains, let alone establish a base. The reason why I had such an idea at that time was just because Yunnan was the foundation. , ordinary armies cannot defeat it, and it is relatively safe. As long as it maintains prosperity and development, and waits until enough soldiers and horses are available, it can attack the Central Plains. However, the actual situation is far more complicated than this. The right time, location, people and people are indispensable, not only the number of soldiers and horses. How much.
In the evening, Zhang Xiaoya brought the food, and Yu Yi took a few bites. Suddenly he heard the sound of a wine jar breaking from outside, so the two put down their bowls and chopsticks and hurriedly went out to take a look. They happened to see a middle-aged man scolding him. Waiter.
Yuyi asked Zhang Xiaoya to inquire about the situation, and soon Zhang Xiaoya came back angrily. It turned out that the middle-aged man was the same person who had taken over the boat before. This time, because the waiter was slow to drink, he smashed the wine jar in front of his face.
After Yu Yi found out, his face became a little ugly. He walked downstairs and took a closer look. He saw someone coming out to persuade him. He was kicked to the ground by the middle-aged man, groaning in pain. The middle-aged man glanced around and said angrily. : "Don't make me unhappy, or I'll show you my colors."
The waiter quickly apologized and brought new drinks. Only then did the middle-aged man lose some of his anger. Seeing everyone leaving, Yu Yi and Zhang Xiaoya were also preparing to go back to their rooms.
The middle-aged man suddenly saw Zhang Xiaoya and felt that she was pretty. He quickly shouted in that direction: "Come here!"
Yu Yi and Zhang Xiaoya didn't even look back, preparing to go back to their rooms. When the middle-aged man saw this, he was very angry. He picked up the bowls and chopsticks beside him and threw them in the direction of Zhang Xiaoya. Zhang Xiaoya heard the noise and hid to the side. The rice bowl was smashed into pieces and the rice was scattered on the floor.
