Yongcheng has been in chaos for so many years, but it can't be sorted out in a moment. Killing people can solve some problems, but it cannot solve all problems.
As soon as Jin Lu came, Xu Yin naturally became the hands-off shopkeeper.
This little old man was used by her father, and he managed things as he pleased, so he didn't use it in vain.
Wan Song was in charge of military affairs, Jin Lu was in charge of political affairs, and Xu Yin took Wei Jun around, as if she was back to Miss Xu San, who was once a lackey in a cockfight.
"Miss Third, it's just come out of the pot." Wei Jun handed in a paper bag of sugar-roasted chestnuts through the car window.
The chestnuts are fried beautifully, with shiny oil and bright yellow flesh. Each one is open and can be peeled out without any effort.
However, if Xiaoman was here, he would definitely peel it off and give it to her. Wei Jun is a man after all, so he is neither careful nor convenient.
Xu Yin ate chestnuts and asked casually: "How long has Wen Yi been gone?"
Wei Jun replied: "It's been three days."
Xu Yin nodded: "It's almost time to enter Liangdu!"
Wen Yi kept his word, his injuries were better, and he took the people to Liangdu.
Wei Jun was a little worried: "Miss Third, can this old man come back alive?"
"How do I know?" Xu Yin bit off a piece of chestnut, "If he had been discovered by Wu Zijing's remnants first, he would probably be gone."
"Then what should we do? His mission has not been completed!"
Xu Yin spread his hands: "Why is it not completed? I asked him to give away the head, does it count as completed if he does it?"
Wei Jun felt something was wrong: "But the third lady asked him to give his head to the Royal Family of Great Liang!"
Xu Yin didn't care: "No matter who it is delivered to, if this news spreads, the people of Da Liang and the remnants of the Wu family will definitely fall out. This is considered to have achieved the goal."
After eating a few more chestnuts, she continued: "Don't underestimate Wen Yi, I think he can come back alive."
Wei Jun disagreed: "Besides having a stiff neck, what else does this old man have? As soon as Wu Zijing beat him, he became a prisoner and could do nothing but curse."
Xu Yin said with a smile: "After such an incident, he must hate Wu Zijing in his heart. Now that I give him a chance to eradicate the roots, do you think he will rack his brains? People, as long as they really want to do something, they will
He has unleashed unimaginable potential. After contacting the Great Liang royal family, with his wounds and hatred of evil, it is easy to win their trust. There will be no need for him in the rest of the matter."
The carriage continued to move forward, and in front of it was the mansion where Princess Deokhye lived.
Lady Dehui is dead, and the Wu family's servants are killing her. The mansion should be empty, but at this moment, there is a crowd of people surrounding it.
"What happened?" Wei Jun stopped and asked someone to ask questions.
The guard recognized them and hurriedly came over to report: "Returning to the general, it's Princess Dehui - no, it's the ladies that Wu invited earlier who are going back."
Wei Jun said: "They can go back if they want. Why are they crowded here? Is it possible that they are being embarrassed by you?"
The guard was frightened. He glanced at the people behind the car curtain and hurriedly defended: "It's nothing. It was just too chaotic the past few days. Their luggage was lost and we are looking for it."
Wei Jun nodded, thinking that someone must have taken advantage of the situation while cleaning up the remnants of the Wu family.
Before Wan Song arrived, there was a lot of chaos in Yongcheng. There were Wu Zijing's remnants, surrendered troops, private soldiers of the former big families in Yongcheng, and some rebellious thieves crowded in. It was unclear who was responsible.
Wei Jun went over to report: "Miss Third, do we care?"
Xu Yin lifted the curtain of the car window and glanced over.
When they found out it was her, the ladies lowered their heads in panic and saluted, but no one said anything.
The situation in Yongcheng has changed drastically in the past few days, and they knew it clearly. At first, when they heard that Miss Xu San had killed Wu Zijing, they were all overjoyed. They did not come to Yongcheng voluntarily, and they did not want to give up to a brutal general.
As a concubine, I feel a little grateful to Xu Yin in my heart.
But then, batches of corpses were hauled out of the palace every day, and this gratitude slowly turned into fear.
The ladies exchanged information quietly among themselves.
"Why are you still killing people? Aren't Wu Zijing and his men already dead?"
"I heard that we are wiping out the remnants. Except for one of Wu Zijing's old troops who surrendered, it was almost unaffected. The other two groups killed many people."
"More than that! What is being liquidated now is the wealthy families of Yongcheng. They said that they took the initiative to welcome Wu Zijing into the city, presented gold and silver, helped the tyrants to commit evil, and asked for money to redeem them. Didn't you see carts and carts of money and silk sent to the palace? That's all
The ransom paid by the wealthy."
The ladies opened their eyes wide and exclaimed in surprise.
"How could this be? Yongcheng was captured by Wu Zijing, and it was none of their business!"
"That's right! They welcomed Wu Zijing into the city just to save their lives. They are also victims."
"Who says it's not the case? You can also be coerced into offering gold and silver."
Just like them, who comes to Yongcheng voluntarily? Or is it because they have no choice but to be forced by the power?
"This is too much!"
"Is there anything strange? Don't you know that before leaving, envoys from various states must sign and agree to send a batch of property to Nanyuan?"
"What? There is such a thing?"
"It's true. Our family has a relationship with Sima who was attending the banquet. When he left, he mentioned that Miss Xu San said that killing Wu Zijing was not the Nanyuan family's business. Someone should provide help and money. Since they
When a family has a member, other families will provide money."
"What? Wu Zijing is already dead, so why pay? Isn't this blackmail?"
"Isn't that right? It's a shame she has the nerve to say it."
"I really didn't expect that Miss Xu San is such a person..."
"Think about it, she went to the banquet that day and dared to lift the table and curse someone. What kind of evil could she do? Although Wu is not a good person, but she came to the banquet, how could she scold the host? She is really uneducated."
The topic turned this way, and someone finally couldn't help it anymore: "How dare you say that? Since the envoys paid the ransom before leaving, what about us?"
This reminder made the ladies remain silent.
Yes, can they still leave? Will they also have to pay a ransom?
Fortunately, after hiding in the house for a few days, news came from over there saying that they could leave.
The ladies packed their luggage hurriedly, and then discovered the problem before leaving.
They lost most of their luggage and didn't know how to get on the road.
Xu Yin finished reading and said to Wei Jun: "The past few days have been very chaotic. Their luggage may not be recovered, so just forget about it. See what they are missing and ask someone to prepare it."
"Yes." Wei Jun explained to the guard, and the guard kept saying yes, and without any further excuses, he asked someone to prepare.
The curtains were lowered and the carriage was about to leave.
"Wait a minute." Someone hurried forward and stopped him.
Xu Yin stopped and realized that it was An Qi whom he had met at the concubine selection banquet.
She bowed her head and saluted and said, "Thank you very much, Miss Xu San."
Xu Yin smiled: "No problem, Miss An, have a nice trip."