Chapter five hundred and eighty sixth: News of the Great Victory
Cheng Yaojin's words also made Du Ruhui laugh. Although Cheng Yaojin's words were a bit nonsense, they also made Du Ruhui think about this issue. Although Zhu Muwu had assembled nearly two thousand troops, the area near Chang'an It's so big that it would be very difficult for Zhu Muwu's men to find the whereabouts of the Shang treasure.
Asking Luoyang to send people here would not work. Du Ruhui immediately rejected the idea. No matter what, this is Chang'an after all, and it is the territory of the Li family. More than two thousand people are already the limit. If the people sent here are too many, If it is too much, it will be exposed, and then it will be counterproductive.
It seems that we have to think of another way. It is best to find clues about the treasures of the Shang Dynasty and narrow the scope of the treasures as much as possible. Thinking of this, Du Ruhui also nodded secretly. It seems that after returning to Chang'an, he will have to It would be better to look up some historical materials, but seeing Du Ruhui lowering his head and not speaking, Cheng Yaojin was so anxious that he scratched his head and asked again and again: "Master Du, Master Du, what do you think, I'd better stay here" Bar,"
Regarding Cheng Yaojin's request, Du Ruhui did not hesitate at all. He shook his head and rejected his idea. What a joke. With Cheng Yaojin's lawless character, if Wan He hadn't been there to suppress it, God knows what would have happened. When the chaos came, although Zhu Muwu was becoming more and more like a general, it was probably still a bit difficult to suppress Cheng Yaojin. Seeing Du Ruhui vetoing his proposal, Cheng Yaojin also had a bitter look on his face, but But he didn't dare to go against Du Ruhui's wishes, so he could only keep a sad face and say nothing.
Then Du Ruhui explained a few more words, then got up and prepared to leave. Before leaving, Zhu Muwu wanted to prepare a few soldiers for Du Ruhui to escort him all the way, and also to strengthen Wanhe's guarding force in Chang'an City. However, Du Ruhui gave him a He refused. According to Du Ruhui, Zhu Muwu's side was really short of manpower, and Wanhe had gradually established a firm foothold in Chang'an City. In addition, there were experts like Cheng Yaojin, Tai Shifeng and Du Hao to protect him. There is no problem in that aspect.
After leaving Jian Yanggu, Du Ruhui and the others also rushed directly to Chang'an City. This time they came to Jian Yanggu to secretly meet Zhu Muwu to understand the situation on Zhu Muwu's side. Although there were still various problems, at least Zhu Muwu's side was temporarily There is no need to worry. There is no rush to deal with the Shang Dynasty treasures. We can only wait patiently.
By the time Du Ruhui and the others rushed back to Chang'an, it was almost nightfall. After Du Ruhui and the others entered the city, they rushed directly towards the east of the city. Soon, they found a large house in the east of the city with a hanging hanging on it. There is a large plaque on the door with the two characters "Qian Mansion" written on it. This is where Wan He and the others settled in Chang'an City. Since they have established a firm foothold in Chang'an, Wan He cannot stay with Li Yuanji for a long time. So Wan He bought several shops and a large house in the city in the name of Li Jiancheng, and moved out of Qi Gong's Mansion in the name of doing business.
On his way to Chang'an before, Wan He had been doing porcelain business in Chang'an. Naturally, the shops he bought were all porcelain shops. As for the source of the goods, Wan He had already made preparations. They had people transport it from Jianghuai. It happened that Jianghuai was now owned by Du Fuwei. Changsun Wuji sent someone to talk to Du Fuwei, and Du Fuwei immediately made arrangements, and nothing was revealed. , so Wanhe started a porcelain business in Chang'an City.
Jianghuai's porcelain has always been famous in the world, and the porcelain shipped by Wanhe from Jianghuai is all of the finest quality. However, there are countless wealthy dignitaries in Chang'an City. Since its opening, Wanhe has been There was so much money to be made every day that his hands cramped even when counting the money. Sometimes Wan He even thought that he might as well just stop doing so many things and stay in Chang'an to do business by himself.
Of course, this is just Wan He joking with everyone. In any case, Wan He is becoming more and more stable in Chang'an City. Many princes and ministers in Chang'an City know that the owner of Qianji Porcelain Factory is None of the famous people in front of the King of Tang were so short-sighted as to come and cause trouble. However, the house purchased by Wan He did not arrange a single servant or maid. They were all those who followed Wan He into the customs. The rest of the people are waiting on you.
Du Ruhui and the others rushed to the door of Qian Mansion, and saw Wan He wearing his fat suit, talking to people with a smile on his face, and the person talking to him was Li Jiancheng, the prince of the Tang Dynasty. Du Ruhui and the others saw He didn't dare to enter the house in front of Li Jiancheng, so he simply lowered his head, rode to the back door of Qian's house, and sneaked in secretly.
When Du Ruhui and the others returned to the study, Wan He also received the news. After sending Li Jiancheng off, he hurried over. As soon as he opened the study door and saw Du Ruhui and others, he also When they saluted, Wan He immediately asked: "How's it going? We found Xiao Wu and the others. How are they? Is the operation going well?"
Wan He's inquiry showed that he was very concerned about Zhu Muwu. Du Ruhui also smiled and said to Wan He: "My lord, there is no need to worry. General Zhu has successfully arrived at Jianyang Valley and gathered the soldiers according to the plan." , are now gathering in Jian Yanggu, waiting for orders." Then Du Ruhui described the situation in detail again, finally explaining it clearly.
Hearing what Du Ruhui said, Wan He felt relieved. After getting along with him for so many years, Zhu Muwu was no longer just one of his generals, but more like a little brother of Wan He. He didn't want to let his What kind of injury did the brothers suffer? Immediately afterwards, Du Ruhui asked again: "Your Majesty, why did Li Jiancheng come to see your Majesty just now?"
Now Wan He has become Li Jiancheng's confidant. As for Li Yuan, it seems that he has begun to focus on his eldest son, and he has a default attitude towards this. And now that he is under Li Jiancheng's account, Wan He naturally has to show some Sincere, he immediately donated five thousand taels of gold to Li Jiancheng. After Li Jiancheng got the gold, he was also ecstatic. With this gold, Li Jiancheng was fully confident to win over a small number of generals in the Tang army. This provided great help for Li Jiancheng to compete with Li Shimin in the Tang army. Logically speaking, Li Jiancheng should have been paying close attention to bribing the generals in the army these days. Why did Hao Duanduan come to Wan He again? Could it be that I ran out of money?
Hearing Du Ruhui's question, Wan He's face became a little ugly, and he said to Du Ruhui in a deep voice: "Li Shimin has won a great victory and will be back soon."
The third year of Yining, the second year of Huangtai, winter.
Xue Ju, the overlord of the Western Qin Dynasty, led the Western Qin army to invade Yongzhou, and Tang King Li Yuan even sent his second son, Li Shimin, known as the victorious general, to fight. However, this time Li Shimin failed to live up to his title of victorious general. When fighting with Xue Ju In the battle, Xue Ju lost consecutive battles, lost troops and generals, and even three of his generals were captured alive by Xue Ju.
Just when Xue Ju was preparing to launch a large-scale attack, news came that Xue Ju was seriously ill. Within a few days, Xue Ju died. For a while, the Western Qin army fell into chaos. Although Xue Ju's eldest son, Xue Rengao, came to the throne of Qin Emperor, but the powerful generals under his command did not give in to the new master at all, causing chaos in the front and rear formations of the Western Qin army. Li Shimin also had a vicious vision, taking advantage of this opportunity to launch a massive attack and conquer the world in one fell swoop. The Western Qin army was defeated. In just half a month, the Western Qin Dynasty was pacified. Not only did they rescue three of their generals, but they also captured the Xue Rengao brothers alive and took them back to Chang'an to be executed.
After Li Shimin pacified the land in Longxi, he led the army back to the court. Li Shimin's great victory greatly enhanced Li Shimin's reputation, which also made Li Jiancheng who stayed in Chang'an very nervous. Li Jiancheng originally had great military achievements. , much worse than Li Shimin. This time Li Shimin made such a great contribution, which also made the status of Li Jiancheng, the crown prince, even more embarrassing. Li Jiancheng hurriedly came to find Wan He, also wanting to get another one from Wan He. Some gold, so that he could speed up and capture those generals and officials in the DPRK before Li Shimin returned to Chang'an.
After hearing Wan He's explanation of the situation, Du Ruhui couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect that Li Shimin would win so quickly. After all, the news he had received before that showed that Li Shimin was defeated in the battle with Xue Ju. Yu was at a disadvantage, but in the blink of an eye, the battle situation turned upside down, which Du Ruhui did not expect. Many of the plans he had originally made could only be used when Li Shimin was not around, but now Li Shimin is about to arrive. , these plans still need to make corresponding changes.
Du Ruhui immediately said to Wan He: "Your Majesty, since Li Jiancheng has come to ask for money, we will agree to him and give him another five thousand taels of gold, as long as Li Jiancheng can get rid of the powerful generals who stayed in Chang'an before Li Shimin came back. If you win them over, then the money spent will be worth it,"
"Another five thousand taels of gold are needed." Hearing what Du Ruhui said, Wan He looked distressed. Apparently he was reluctant to bear the loss of ten thousand taels of gold, and when he saw Wan He With this look on his face, Du Ruhui looked helpless. His prince was fine with everything else, but he just valued money too much. Besides, Du Ruhui heard from Fang Xuanling and others that when Wan He was in Taiyuan, , but Li Yuan knocked out a total of 300,000 taels of gold, 300,000 taels, and now he only spits out 10,000 taels. Is it necessary to feel so distressed?