After Fan Yongdou and others escaped from the city through the tunnel, they did not immediately flee to Liaodong. Instead, they hid in a den that had been arranged in the mountains.
Those who do this beheading business must have thought about this day, so they made these arrangements. It's a pity that in the original history, they didn't use these at all. But because of Zhang Mingwei's appearance, they really put it to use.
As they expected, after they escaped from the city, the cavalry in the city scattered and chased them everywhere. The reaction of the officers and soldiers was everything they expected.
The observation post that had been ambushed on the top of the mountain had been keeping an eye on the movements of the official cavalry. Until yesterday evening, all the cavalry troops who were said to have left the customs returned, and the officers and soldiers in Zhangjiakou also began to escort the grain and grass they had hoarded out of the city. They knew that the opportunity to escape had come.
At this time, when they reconfirmed that it was safe to leave and they were all about to leave, they all breathed a sigh of relief and looked a little sad. Even Wang Dengku, who had just laughed at Tian Shenglan, had a gloomy face and said nothing.
Think about it, risking beheading, you managed to gain such a large share of the family fortune, only to have it all disappear overnight. Not only that, except for Fan Yongdou, no one else even escaped with their wives and children, leaving only their belly alone. How strange it would be if it had no effect on them at all!
Seeing Fan Yongdou taking the lead to leave, Wang Dayu, the oldest, suddenly said, "How about we wait a little longer? Aren't the imperial officers and soldiers leaving? I want to see if my wife and children are still there? Maybe they are hiding." It was not found in the cellar!"
Although the incident happened suddenly, other companies also had a way out, and maybe some were still hiding!
Hearing what he said, Tian Shenglan was the first to agree, "Yes, yes, I am not willing to go to Liaodong without confirming it!"
When Fan Yongdou heard this, he immediately asked them, "Which of you dug a tunnel out of the city like me?"
It is a very large project to dig out the city tunnel, because the foundation of the city wall is very deep, and it is necessary to dig deep and bypass the foundation paved with stone slabs.
After hearing his words, several other Shanxi merchants were silent and did not answer, obviously they did not dig.
Thinking about it, who would have thought that the imperial court would send a large army to catch them, and the most important thing is that they didn't hear any news.
If they really knew that they would come to arrest them with such a loud force, no matter how hard they worked, they would definitely have to dig out the city tunnels.
Fan Yongdou saw that they didn't speak, so he sighed and said, "The officers and soldiers suffered a big loss in my house, and they will definitely learn a lesson in your house. It's easy to dig three feet into the ground. Don't talk about Tibetans, ask me Tell me, even if you hide the money, they will definitely find it!"
Hearing what he said, these Shanxi merchants bleed in their hearts when they think of their wives and children being caught by the army and the hidden money being found by the army. Among them, Liang Jiabin suddenly said to Fan Yongdou with a look of resentment on his face, "You said it so easily, but you dared your wife and children to escape with you, so you came to ridicule us?"
Upon hearing this, Tian Shenglan also said bitterly, "That's right, if it doesn't hurt to stand and talk, why don't you try it without your wife and children?"
"You're right, it means standing and talking doesn't hurt your back! If you have the guts, you should take a look like us!" Wang Dengku also echoed with resentment.
Fan Yongdou suddenly became unhappy when he heard them curse him. But he also knew that it was strange for these people to be in a good mood! Anyway, he had brought out his wife and children, so he didn't care about them and comforted them, "I make more than you all, and all that money fell into the hands of the officers and soldiers. I feel bad for them too!"
At this point, after a pause, he spread his hands and said, "Don't I have no choice but to take pleasure in suffering?"
"What kind of bird music are you doing!" Liang Jiabin said, still hating Fan Yongdou a little, "At your age, if you don't have children, if you try again, you might have one who will die in infancy and the other will never be the next one!"
Upon hearing this, Fan Yongdou finally couldn't help but get angry, and shouted with a gloomy face, "I tried to comfort you with my kind words, but you took all your anger out on me. It's not me who ruined your family, you know what kind of person you are. Go to the imperial court to settle accounts!"
"Haha, that's easy to say. Who lobbied us for a big business that would make a lot of money? Now they've pushed back completely!" Liang Binjia continued to sneer. Anyway, he was dissatisfied with Fan Yongdou.
Tian Shenglan also echoed, "That's right, you are the leader, but you are better than us. This world is really unreasonable!"
Hearing this, Fan Yongdou was really angry.
Although he understood that he was not worried about poverty but inequality. These people had lost their wives and children and still had money. He was the only one who had brought out his wife and children and still had some money, so he was jealous. So, they all attacked him together. The best thing to do is to ignore them.
However, now they all curse him to be like them without a wife, children, or any money, which he cannot accept no matter what.
Among the people who have escaped now, except for Fan Pingfu and others from Liaodong, he is the only one who has brought out a few close servants.
Thinking of this, his eyes were a little cold. If he really wanted to fall out, he wouldn't be afraid of them all joining forces!
But at this moment, Fan Pingfu couldn't stand it any longer, so he said, "To be fair, I really can't blame anyone. If you want to blame me, I can only blame Duke Xingguo in the court. It was Duke Xingguo who asked you Is it right to take action? By the way, if you know so clearly about their affairs, the two people who stayed in the capital must have confessed, so if you want to blame them, blame them!"
These Shanxi merchants did not dare not listen to his words. After Fan Pingfu said this, they all shifted their vent targets.
"The Duke of Birds appears out of nowhere and is so ruthless. He wants to drive us all away!"
"It must have been the Princess of the Bird Kingdom who made the right move! Otherwise, he would be the most powerful person in the court now. He couldn't have done it so quickly without nodding! He also mobilized the Baigan Army and the Beijing Camp, it was definitely his doing! "
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After hiding like mice for the past few days, they naturally discussed it again, and the result was that except for the powerful Duke Xing Guo, no one else could have such fierce means.
However, after attacking Zhang Mingwei for a while, these Shanxi merchants turned their attention to Huang Yunfa and Zhai Tang. Because subconsciously, they thought that Duke Xingguo should deal with them. However, it is absolutely unforgivable for Zhai Tang and Huang Yunfa to betray them!
After a while of venting, a long time passed.
Fan Yongdou kept winking at Fan Pingfu, and finally the latter understood what he meant, and said, "Okay, okay, it's getting late, we should get on our way!"
Upon hearing this, these Shanxi merchants, including Fan Yongdou himself, all looked at him with a somewhat ugly look on their faces.
What does it mean it's time to hit the road? Go to the execution ground or to the Palace of Hell? Are you cursing someone?
They are businessmen, so they naturally pay attention to these things; but Fan Pingfu has been on the battlefield and has worked hard in Liaodong for many years, so he doesn't have as many worries as they do. Therefore, he did not realize that he had said the wrong thing. When he saw that they were not moving, he urged, "Let's get on the road as soon as possible. Don't delay any more!"
"..." Upon hearing what he said, these Shanxi merchants couldn't help but become speechless, and then they became even more unhappy. It was only because Fan Pingfu was someone they couldn't offend that they didn't dare to speak.
Fan Yongdou also tried hard not to think about the bad consequences, and said to Fan Pingfu, "Yes, yes, yes, it's time for us to set off. Misfortunes and blessings depend on each other. If you survive a catastrophe, there will be blessings in the future!"
After hearing these auspicious words, these Shanxi merchants did not quarrel with Fan Yongdou this time, and silently led the horses and set off.
Although there were some horses prepared in the hideout arranged by Fan Yongdou, he never expected that other people would follow him and escape, let alone that people from Liaodong would follow him here. Therefore, there are many people but few horses, and many people can only ride two people on one horse. This is also the reason why they did not flee to Liaodong immediately after escaping from the city. Because then it would be easy to catch up.
Regarding this situation, Fan Pingfu also comforted them, saying that after passing the customs, as long as they found the Mongolian tribesmen, everyone would have horses and food, which would be enough for them to escape safely to Liaodong.
After walking the mountain road, there is a vast grassland in front of us.
The grassland at the end of May is all green. As far as the scenery is concerned, it is really good.
However, no one in front of them was in the mood to enjoy the scenery. Including Fan Pingfu, no one was in this mood.
As for Fan Pingfu, he came to Zhangjiakou to collect grain and grass supplies here. But now, the grain and grass supplies are all gone, and there probably won't be any in the future. When I return to Liaodong this time, I don’t know how angry my master will be!
However, I knew a little bit about the news within the pass. I knew that a Duke Xingguo had emerged and wielded power over the government and the public. It was he who presided over these matters and even adjusted the Ming Dynasty's national policy towards the Liao Dynasty.
Thinking about these things and thinking that life in Liaodong would be very difficult in the future, Fan Pingfu was not in the mood to talk much and simply said, "Get on the road!"
After saying this, he got on his horse and rode forward.
"Bah, bah, bah..." When those Shanxi merchants heard this, they all spat out the unlucky news. Then they got on their horses, either one person and one person, or two people and one person, and followed Fan Pingfu.
Many of them looked back frequently when they stepped onto the grassland, looking at the rolling mountains with a somewhat sad expression.
At this time, they never expected that they would end up like this.
However, the fact is that this is far from their end!
About half an hour after they entered the grassland, one Jianlu exclaimed loudly, "There is someone ahead!"
Hearing this, the listless group of people looked over like frightened birds. Sure enough, I saw groups of knights appearing in the distance.
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