Chapter 250: Blocking the River and Digging for Treasures
Yang Zhan went all the way to Chengdu. He wanted to see Wu Zhimao and send this god out of the country before the world was in chaos.
Wu Zhimao nodded and bowed in front of him. Following Wu Sangui's order, he first took over Li Guoying's post as Sichuan's commander-in-chief. The imperial court had not yet appointed him as governor.
Everyone knew that Li Guoying died of illness. Few people knew why he became ill, but Wu Zhimao knew it well. Before coming to Sichuan, he had made a goal not to provoke Yang Zhan.
Yang Zhan handed Wu Sangui's handwriting and said with a smile: "Master General, your troops are already on their way to northern Sichuan. King Pingxi ordered you to set off immediately to assemble your troops in Shunqing and arrive within ten days.
To Hanzhong."
Wu Zhimao cupped his hands and said with a smile: "The prince has finally taken action! I will lead the troops to Hanzhong, and the defense of Sichuan will naturally be handed over to the Lord of Shu. Has the Lord of Shu restored his status as a general? Wu will rely on the general for support in the future."
Yang Zhan solemnly said: "Everything must be obeyed by the order of King Ping Xi! Please also ask the general to take all your troops out of Shu and guard the north gate of Sichuan in Hanzhong. If you guard Sichuan, you will guard Yunnan."
Wu Zhimao quickly opened Wu Sangui's handwriting. The content was basically the same as what Yang Zhan said. Although he had doubts, he had to follow it.
Of course Wu Sangui would not tell him about the transaction with Yang Zhan. Not only him, but everyone in the world could not know.
After negotiating with Wu Zhimao, Yang Zhan walked out of the governor's office and saw Fei Xiaojin standing in the alley holding an umbrella. Next to him were three young men, Jing Xin and Dakai Monk.
"Hey, are you moving too fast? It seems that Lan Lan's Qinggong has surpassed mine. No, how did you know that I arrived in Chengdu?" Yang Zhan looked suspicious.
Fei Xiaojin smiled bitterly and said: "Have you forgotten that I can pinch and calculate? Lan Lan went directly to Emei, and Kuan was busy arranging troops. Naturally, we have to rush here to listen to your orders."
Yang Zhan looked at everyone with warm eyes, and the three juniors greeted them one by one.
"Don't you need Dakai to guard you in Western Sichuan? Did Jing Xin transfer you back privately?" These three people always wore a pair of trousers and were inseparable wherever they went. Fei Dakai became the leader of the Western Sichuan branch.
They were finally separated. From the situation in front of them, it seemed that they were stuck together again in private.
Dakai bowed and replied: "Several big chieftains in western Sichuan have been kept submissive by you, uncle. It doesn't matter whether I'm there or not. Jingxin needs help here, so I'm back."
Seeing the look on Xiao Jin's face, Yang Zhan didn't know what to say and silently followed them back to the Chengdu branch of the Shujiang Alliance.
Since Li Guoying's collusion with the imperial court came out, Yang Zhan sent Jing Xin to establish Songmoxuan as the Chengdu branch to strengthen his control over Chengdu.
The autumn rain kept falling in the courtyard. Yang Zhan and Fei Xiaojin had been discussing in the inner room for two or three hours. Jing Xin and Monk Dakai were drinking tea and chatting on the surface, but in fact they all pricked up their ears and caught the sound of something.
Half a word.
Fei Xiaojin's sudden exclamation startled them, "Three million? Are you crazy? I won't agree!"
Soon there were whispers again.
Shang Ke excitedly guessed: "What millions? Is Wu Sangui going to gather a million troops? Are we all going to fight?"
"Probably not. Father has long said that the Shu people will never be allowed to go to the battlefield again." Even though Jing Xin said this, he was still unsure, and even a little longing to fight with the Qing army on the battlefield.
He has been leading soldiers in wars with his mother since he was a boy, and his heart is more about generals than heroes. Under his influence, the two of them also look forward to fighting the enemy bravely.
"Shh, listen, they are talking about us." Fei Dakai stopped him with his hand.
With a creak, the door opened, and Fei Xiaojin stuck his head out, "You three, come in!"
The three of them smiled at each other and walked in happily.
Yang Zhan's expression was not relaxed, and he looked at them coldly. "What I want you to do is extraordinary. I'm afraid if you don't do it well, there will be endless troubles. This is much more difficult than marching to fight."
"What's so difficult? Just tell me, father. You've asked us to do all the work of transplanting rice seedlings and threshing. Is there anything we can't do?" Jing Xin was actually afraid of being disappointed, so he threw out rice transplanting and threshing at the bottom first. .
"Block the river to dig for treasure!"
"Digging for treasure? Haha, uncle, are you kidding us? Digging for treasure is such a good thing, but it is more difficult than marching to fight?" Fei Dakai touched the back of his head and couldn't figure it out.
"You are blocking the river to dig for treasure, you idiot! How can you block a river as wide as the Pengshan River Estuary?" Shuai Shangke said angrily.
Jing Xin was also confused. He couldn't figure out whether he was a little disappointed because he couldn't go to the battlefield, or whether it was too difficult to find treasures.
"Don't worry, it's not at Jiangkou, it's in Xinjin. It's just a tributary of the Minjiang River. It can be blocked." Fei Xiaojin took a piece of paper and greeted the three of them, "Look, it's right here. You know What should we do?”
"Oh my god, is there a treasure here? Father, uncle, is there a treasure here? How did you discover it? Did you bury it? Is it the wealth of the Shu family?" Jing Xin was so excited that he could not speak coherently, and the expressions of the two of them were even worse. It turned red.
Dakai murmured: "No wonder there have been rumors about treasure hunting on the Jinjiang River. It turns out it is true. Ah, we are rich. Now, we are rich."
Yang Jingxin's eyes shone brightly, "Father, I knew you would come out again. With this wealth, we can recruit troops and drive away the Manchus!"
Yang Zhan waited patiently for them, letting them vent their shock and excitement, and then said: "This matter must be kept secret from beginning to end, and no more than 20 people in the alliance can know about it. The time for digging for treasures, The location, quantity, and where they will be transported after being dug up are all top secrets. If you three can't handle this, don't say that you are our nephews in the future!"
Fei Xiaojin nodded, "No matter how difficult it is, we must overcome it. The first thing is to dig out the treasure and not let the people see it. This is not easy to handle. You young people are smart and think of your own solutions. You can't create extraneous problems. Let alone cause looting.”
Yang Zhan added: "There should be no traces left after digging. People involved in digging for treasure must be absolutely reliable."
Jing Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Can I ask about the purpose of this treasure?"
"No," Yang Zhan said with a tigerish face. He knew Jing Xin's thoughts, "Don't mention the recruitment of troops again. I have told you many times that there must be no more wars in Shu territory and the Shu people must never go to the battlefield again. "
Jing Xin stared at him blankly, and asked in a low voice: "What should I do if someone comes in? What should I do if the Qing army wants to massacre Shu? Should I just kill them if they take the lead?"
"What does the Shujiang League do? Isn't the Shujiang League used to protect the people of Shu?" Yang Zhan was a little unhappy. His only son seemed to be at odds with him recently.
"The combat effectiveness of the regular army cannot be matched by Jianghu organizations, father! I understand your good intentions in establishing the Shujiang Alliance before, but at this moment, at that moment, since you said that Wu Zhimao is leaving Sichuan, we should immediately
Get a regular team together!"
Chapter completed!