Wang Yijin said: "Mr. Wu, didn't you mention the name of our dead soldier camp to them?"
Hu Li curled his lips and said: "The name of our Dead Soldiers Camp is only resounding in the north of Saibei. No one in Yangzhou, thousands of miles away, has heard of it. Even if they have, the strong dragon will not overpower the local snake."
Zhang Xiaowu said: "You continue to talk."
Wu Song nodded and said: "Although I am a native of Yangzhou, I am not a local snake. The real local snake is actually the Salt Gang. The Salt Gang has hundreds of thousands of disciples spread throughout the entire coastal area. They covet Guazhou Island. There is really nothing we can do about it.
Resist. Just this
The price was indeed not right. We spent three months and nearly ten thousand taels of silver to build a river embankment on Guazhou Island, raise the terrain, and even built more than thirty houses. We also reclaimed and burned wasteland to fertilize hundreds of acres of farmland.
, how could someone buy it for two thousand taels of silver?
On behalf of everyone, I negotiated with the Salt Gang many times, and finally we negotiated eight thousand taels. Just when we were preparing to deliver the goods, during the last negotiation, I learned that the Yangzhou Prefecture sent people to surround Guazhou Island and captured Zhao Suo and others.
They were imprisoned and sentenced to be deserted soldiers, ready to be executed in the autumn. Fortunately, Emperor Dade granted amnesty to the people, and the governor of Yangzhou sentenced them to servitude and sent them to the plague-ridden areas of Lingnan.
Because I was negotiating with the Salt Gang, I immediately tried to save them after hearing the news. However, I learned that I was also wanted and had to hide. The Salt Gang that I had negotiated with in the past also turned around and joined in the pursuit of me.
Thirteen people were imprisoned together and sentenced to exile in Lingnan.
I barely escaped from Yangzhou with the help of my childhood friends, but a wanted order was posted from Yangzhou to Huizhou, so I had no choice but to disfigure my face and pretend to be a beggar. I contracted a serious illness in Daizhou and was threatened by the leader of the Beggar Gang.
I saved my life and was escorted back by them."
Everyone was extremely angry and filled with righteous indignation, especially the few generals who rolled up their sleeves and wanted to kill Yangzhou now. But it was more than a thousand miles from Beimucheng to Yangzhou in the south. Even if they set off now, it would already be autumn when they arrive in Yangzhou. Zhao Suo and others are afraid
He was sent to Lingnan a long time ago.
After Zhang Xiaowu pondered for a while, he turned to Hu Sanwan and ordered: "Find a few trustworthy people, rush to Lingnan immediately, find out where the exiled prisoners are sent, and bribe the guards so that Zhao Suo and the others do not have to do hard labor. No matter what the price,
We must buy their freedom, and remember, problems that can be solved with money are not problems.”
Hu Sanwan nodded and said, "If we can't handle this matter, I'll bring it up to you."
Seeing that everyone was filled with indignation, Zhang Xiaowu calmed down. The incident on Guazhou Island in Yangzhou was indeed unexpected. He underestimated the evil of people's hearts. Not only did he fall in love with Zhao Suo and other thirty men, but he also implicated more than seventy members of Wusong's family. Sooner or later, this revenge would come.
There will be retribution, but not now. As the saying goes, it is never too late for a gentleman to have a grudge. What they need to do now is to strengthen themselves, rather than looking for one thing to make them angry.
"Wu Junjun, you can recuperate for a few more days, and we will make a careful calculation." Zhang Xiaowu said, "But your strength lies in the calculation of marching formations. Calculating people's hearts to fight back against the dog officer is not what you are good at. We will find someone to take revenge later.
." Wusong was rich in knowledge and clever in calculations, but he had no experience in being an official and was not good at the underhandedness in the officialdom. All he had learned since childhood was on the battlefield, so he suffered a big loss from the governor of Yangzhou.
"Thank you... join the army? What join the army?" Wu Song said in surprise. He was just a secretary before, five levels away from joining the army, and now he suddenly became a member of the army? Is it so easy? Is he self-proclaimed?
Xiao Kai on the side said with a smile: "Mr. Wu, you don't know yet, my lord has become the lord of Mucheng and the garrison of Mucheng. If we go by the rank of the imperial court, our lord should be a fellow general now, so you will naturally join the army.
"
Zhang Xiaowu added: "You should also join the army. You are suitable for commanding the army. This is your area of expertise."
Wu Song immediately got down from the bed, Changyi said gratefully: "Thank you for your support..."
Zhang Xiaowu laughed: "I said that day that I would give you a taste of what I have learned, and I have not broken my promise now. Don't think that it is easy for you to join the army. Mucheng's current position is complex and the problems it faces are unprecedentedly difficult. These days, let's
You have a good rest, because I will use your overdraft next time. Tomorrow, come to the garrison mansion to take up the responsibility of joining the army, and there must be no mistake."
"Here." Wusong said.
Although promotion requires drinking to celebrate, Zhao Suo and others are in jail, which is obviously not suitable for celebration. After Zhang Xiaowu and others visited, they left to do their own things. Wusong sat on the bed, happy at the same time, but couldn't help but sigh. He did
He was so careless that Zhao Suo and others were framed.
The incident in Yangzhou was all planned by Wusong in the early stage, but although he did not underestimate the greed of human nature, he underestimated the ugliness of human nature. He never expected that in order to occupy the gold mines, the governor of Yangzhou even sent troops to encircle and suppress them, and burned their returns.
Township orders are empty words without any basis.
They were unjustly accused of being deserters, and even the young and old of the Wu family were not spared. People live for the sake of breathing. Previously, Wu Song wanted to restore the glory of the ancestors of the Wu family, and now he wants to avenge the Wu family. He must eradicate the Salt Gang and Yangzhou
There is a collusion among officials throughout the house.
Not a moment later, Hu Sanwan and Zu Gongmao came with wine and meat. It turned out that they were afraid of Wusong's loneliness, so they specially drank with him. Wusong smiled and sat down with the two of them, saying: "Thank you two brothers.
"
"My lord will definitely protect your family." Hu Sanwan said, "The people I sent have already set off. I believe that if they arrive in Lingnan, if arrangements are made early, our people will suffer less."
Wu Song asked curiously: "Brother Sanwan, what position do you hold now, and what positions do the others hold?"
Zu Gongmao and Wu Song looked at each other and laughed. Hu Sanwan introduced: "Mr. Wu doesn't know, but we followed the adults and took down Mucheng like a carp jumping over the dragon's gate. We started from small operations one by one, and in January
In the meantime, I manage the entire Saibei Wasteland. Your Excellency has changed from the Colonel of the Death Soldier Battalion to the Chief of Mucheng Garrison, and I have also become the Colonel. I will be responsible for handling some intelligence matters for you. I will have to join the army in the future, so I will take care of you."
Zu Gongmao smiled and said: "I am the captain of the garrison camp."
Hu Sanwan then introduced some important matters in Mucheng and even Saibei, especially the current situation in Saibei and Mucheng. The imperial court seemed to have given up on Saibei, and there was no shortage of soldiers, soldiers, grass and food to rescue Jincheng, and only sent a verbal general.
Su Yu lobbied the foreign coalition forces. On the surface, he seemed to care about Pao Ze, but in fact, he wanted to kill him.
.Now the most important military fortress in the northern part of the Great Wall is Wooden City. The imperial court plans to use Wooden City as the front line and try to delay the Inu Yi to Wooden City. Once Wooden City is not protected, it will retreat to Lianglang Pass. Therefore, for an extremely dangerous place like Wooden City, the imperial court
Already able to take the initiative to manage, Zhang Xiaowu can be said to be a man of his word in the current wooden city.
"In other words, we have become a small court independent of the Holy Han?" Wu Song was so shocked that his eyes popped out.